"Portoise" is a word in ENGLISH
The gunwale of a ship.
The Road Not TakenTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
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A heavy casting of metal, usually fixed near the gunwale. It has two short horn-shaped arms curving inward, between which …
Read the complete definitionA permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.
Read the complete definitionAn upright or curved piece of timber connecting the plank sheer with the gunwale; also, a scroll terminating a rail.
Read the complete definitionA tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is …
Read the complete definitionA gunwale.
Read the complete definitionThe upper edge of a vessel's or boat's side; the uppermost wale of a ship (not including the bulwarks); or …
Read the complete definitionA network of ropes used for various purposes, as for holding the hammocks when not in use, also for stowing …
Read the complete definitionThe notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See …
Read the complete definitionA contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in …
Read the complete definitionThe longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side.
Read the complete definitionA wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar …
Read the complete definitionThe top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.; -- called also kevel …
Read the complete definitionA broad, thin plank, fixed along the gunwale of boat to keep the sea from breaking inboard; also, a plank …
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