Portoise

Definition of Portoise

Por´toise
n.1.(Naut.) 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.
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