An Universal Dictionary of the Marine / Or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship. Illustrated With Variety of Original Designs of Shipping, in Different Situations; Together With Separate Views of Their Masts, Sails, Yards, and Rigging. to Which Is Annexed, a Translation of the French Sea-terms and Phrases, Collected from the Works of Mess. Du Hamel, Aubin, Saverien, &c.

by William Falconer

POUGER, or moler en pouppe, to bear up, in the dialect of Provence.

POULAINE, eperon, the knee of the head, or cutwater.

POULAINES, the props which support a ship’s stem, when she is on the stocks.

POULIE, a block of any kind to reeve a running rope through.

Poulie coupée, or à dents, a snatch block. See also Galoche.

Poulie détropée, a block shaken out of its strop.

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-top-sail tye-block.