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Definition of Portoise
1. n. The gunwale of a ship.
Definition of Portoise
1. Noun. (nautical) The gunwale of a ship. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Portoise
1. the gunwale [n -S] - See also: gunwale
Lexicographical Neighbors of Portoise
Literary usage of Portoise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionnaire anglais-franca̧is: et français-anglais by Abel Boyer, Nicholas Salmon, Louis Francoi̧s Fain (1821)
"portoise, s. Mar. c'est, comme portrait , un synonyme ... To lower the yards down
a portoise or ... amener les basses vergues; to ride a portoise or ..."
2. English Dialect Words of the Eighteenth Century as Shown in the "Universal by Nathan Bailey (1883)
"the Title of ihe Governor of some Sea-Port Towns, and anciently of the chief
Magistrate of London. portoise [Sea Term] a Ship is said to ride a ..."
3. The New Practical Navigator: Being a Complete Epitome of Navigation: to by John Hamilton Moore (1810)
"Poop. The deck next above the quarter-deck. portoise. ... то RIDE A portoise is
to ride with a yard struck down to the deck. Portland yards. ..."
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