PORTOISES

Noun

portoises

plural of portoise

Source: Wiktionary

PORTOISE

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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