http://wordie.org/words/portly Comments for the word 'Portly' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/portly#comments But he was stopped on the way by a <a href="/words/portly">portly</a> sperm whale, that begged a few moments' confidential business with him. That business consisted in fetching the Commodore's craft such a <a href="/words/thwack">thwack</a>, that with all his pumps going he made straight for the nearest port to heave down and repair. <br /> <br />- Melville, <i>Moby-Dick</i>, ch. 45 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:31:57 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/portly#comments