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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Portoisenoun
In sea language, a ship is said to ride a portoise, when she rides with her yards struck down to the deck. Dict.
Webster Dictionary
Portoisenoun
the gunwale of a ship
Etymology: [Perhaps fr. OF. porteis portative, portable.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Portoise
pōr′tiz, n. the gunwale of a boat.—Also Port′last.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
portoise
Synonymous with gunwale.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of portoise in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of portoise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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