{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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
portoise — por·toise … English syllables
portoise — ˈpȯrd.ə̇s, ə̇z noun ( s) Etymology: origin unknown : portlast … Useful english dictionary
To lower the yards a-portoise — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To ride a portoise — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Portlast — Port last, n. (Naut.) The portoise. See {Portoise}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
portlast — ˈpōrtˌlast noun ( s) Etymology: origin unknown : the upper edge of a gunwale : a bulwark rail called also portoise * * * portlast /pōrtˈ or pörtˈləst/ (obsolete nautical) noun Probably the gunwale (also portoise / tiz/ and wrongly portˈland) … Useful english dictionary
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