PORTOISE
Etymology
Noun
portoise (plural portoises)
(nautical) The gunwale of a ship.
Source: Wiktionary
Por"toise, n. Etym: [Perhaps fr. OF. porteis portative, portable.] (Naut.)
Definition: The gunwale of a ship. To lower the yards a-portoise, to lower them to the gunwale.
– To ride a portoise, to ride an anchor with the lower yards and topmasts struck or lowered, as in a gale of wind.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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