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Portoise (gcide) | Portoise \Por"toise\, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. porteis portative,
portable.] (Naut.)
The gunwale of a ship.
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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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To lower the yards a-portoise (gcide) | Portoise \Por"toise\, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. porteis portative,
portable.] (Naut.)
The gunwale of a ship.
[1913 Webster]
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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To ride a portoise (gcide) | Portoise \Por"toise\, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. porteis portative,
portable.] (Naut.)
The gunwale of a ship.
[1913 Webster]
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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