POULIE de grand drisse, one of the main jear.blocks.

POULIE de guinderesse, a top.block.

POULIE de palan, a tackle.block.

POULIE d'itague du grand hunier, the main.topsail tye.block.

POULIE double, a double.block.

POULIE simple, a single block.

POULIES des caliornes, winding.tackle.blocks; or other blocks furnished with three sheaves.

POULIES de drisse de misaine, the fore jear.blocks.

POULIES d'écoutes de hune, topsail sheet.blocks, fitted also to contain the lower.lifts.

POULIES de retour d'écoutes de hune, the quarter.blocks for the topsail.sheets.

POUPPE, the after.parts of a ship, both above and below. See ARCASSE, ARRIERE, and DUNETTE.

Vaisseau à POUPPE quarrée, a square.sterned ship; such as are all ships of war.

Mettre vent en POUPPE, to bear away before the wind.

Mouiller en POUPPE, to moor by the stern, or get out an anchor astern.

Vent en POUPPE, a stern.wind, or wind right aft.

POUSSE.barre! heave chearly! heave heartily! the order or exhortation to those who heave at the capstern, to push forcibly on the bars.

POUSSE.pied. See ACCON.

PRAME, a pram, lighter, or barge of burden.

PRATIQUE, in a naval sense, implies free intercourse or communication with the natives of a country, after having performed quarantine.

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