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Meaning of ‘portoise’
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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.
Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University
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