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Portoise
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noun
Portoise
n. (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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