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Definition of Portlast
1. n. The portoise. See Portoise.
Definition of Portlast
1. Noun. (nautical) The portoise. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Portlast
1. the gunwale [n -S] - See also: gunwale
Lexicographical Neighbors of Portlast
Literary usage of Portlast
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Old Sea Wings, Ways, and Words, in the Days of Oak and Hemp by Robert Charles Leslie (1890)
"To ride a portlast," meaning with the lower yards on the gunwale, and topmasts
struck in a gale ; and the old seamen had a vast assemblage of slings, jears, ..."
2. Old Sea Wings, Ways, and Words, in the Days of Oak and Hemp by Robert Charles Leslie (1890)
""To ride a portlast," meaning with the lower yards on the gunwale, and topmasts
struck in a gale ; and the old seamen had a vast assemblage of slings, ..."
3. Dictionary of English Language Exhibiting Orthography, Pronunciation and by Arnold James Cooley (1861)
"H., Portland-stone, P.-va»e, &c., s. 90. portlast, -laut, -last— We., s. ...
See portlast. , 45. The small leather case com. attached to a saddle beh. the ..."
4. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"It originally belonged to the Barberini family. It has been copied by Tassie in
plaster of Paris, and by Wedgwood in jasper. portlast ..."
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