TAFFRAILS

Noun

taffrails

plural of taffrail

Source: Wiktionary


TAFFRAIL

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



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