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Portoise
Portoise Por"toise, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. porteis portative, portable.] (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.
To lower the yards a-portoise
Portoise Por"toise, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. porteis portative, portable.] (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.
To ride a portoise
Portoise Por"toise, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. porteis portative, portable.] (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.

Meaning of Portois from wikipedia

- Cerithiopsis portoi is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico....
- Fuchsia campos-portoi is a plant of the genus Fuchsia native to Brazil. Fuchsia campos-portoi are small shrubs around 0.3-2 meters tall. Juvenile growth...
- Bulbophyllum campos-portoi is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. The Bulbophyllum-Checklist The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia...
- ISBN 978-0-7817-8403-0. Retrieved 9 August 2011. Stamatiadis, D; Bulteau-Portois, Marie-Claire; Mowszowicz, Irene (1988). "Inhibition of 5α-reductase activity...
- district on Kohlmarkt 14 near Hofburg Palace. The interior was designed by Portois and Fix decorators in a Neo-baroque style. The white-aproned waitresses...
- Nidularium campos-portoi is a plant species in the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil. Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães;...
- Lyon and Vienne) and a small western part of Upper Burgundy (parts of Portois and Varais (including Besançon)) – this opened him the way to Italy. Louis...
- known as Wiener Werkstätte Furniture was made by cabinet-makers such as Portois & Fix, Johann Soulek, Anton Herrgesell, Anton Pospisil, Friedrich Otto...
- Nidularium campos-portoi var. robustum is a plant in the genus Nidularium. This plant is endemic to Brazil. Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães;...
- basilica since 1950. The town's inhabitants are known as Portois. In the past, the Portois were known as loudmouths; their neighbours across the Meurthe...