·noun An Enterprise.
II. Prise ·noun & ·v ·see Prize, ·noun, 5. Also Prize, ·vt.
To raise, or slue, weighty bodies by means of a lever purchase or power. (See prizing.) ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Knobs of iron on the cheeks of a gun-carriage to keep the handspike from slipping when prising up th...