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white port

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Definition of white port

: a heavy-bodied straw-colored dessert wine

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First Known Use of white port

1691, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of white port was in 1691

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“White port.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20port. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.

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