taffrail
(noun) the railing around the stern of a ship
Source: WordNet® 3.1
taffrail (plural taffrails)
(nautical) The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated.
(nautical) The rail around the stern of a ship.
(nautical) The deck area at the stern of a vessel.
Source: Wiktionary
Taff"rail, n. Etym: [D. tafereel a panel, picture, fr. tafel table, fr. L. tabula. See Table.] (Naut.)
Definition: The upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table on the top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work; the rail around a ship's stern. [Written also tafferel.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 January 2025
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
