Noah Webster
Portoise
PORTOISE, noun 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.
PORTOISE, noun 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.