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portoisePORTOISE, n. The gunwale of a ship. To lower the yards a portlast, is to lower them to the gunwale. To ride a portoise, is to have the lower yards and top-masts struck or lowered down, when at anchor in a gale of wind. |
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portoisePORTOISE, n. The gunwale of a ship. To lower the yards a portlast, is to lower them to the gunwale. To ride a portoise, is to have the lower yards and top-masts struck or lowered down, when at anchor in a gale of wind. |