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name
A coastal village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS8846).
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verb
To interrupt a person so as to prevent them from completing something important.
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History
From Old English Portloc, from port + loca, literally “harbour enclosure”.
See person from Porlock.
