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taffrail
taff·rail T0012400 (tăf′rāl′, -rəl)n.1. The rail around the stern of a ship or boat.2. The flat, often richly carved upper part of the stern of a wooden ship.
[Alteration of tafferel, carved panel, from Dutch tafereel, panel for carving or painting, from Middle Dutch tafeleel, tafereel, from Old French tablel; see tableau.]taffrail (ˈtæfˌreɪl) n1. (Nautical Terms) a rail at the stern or above the transom of a vessel2. (Nautical Terms) the upper part of the transom of a vessel, esp a sailing vessel, often ornately decorated[C19: changed (through influence of rail1) from earlier tafferel, from Dutch taffereel panel (hence applied to the part of a vessel decorated with carved panels), variant of tafeleel (unattested), from tafel table]taff•rail (ˈtæfˌreɪl, -rəl)
n. 1. the upper part of the stern of a ship. 2. a rail above the stern of a ship. [1805–15; earlier taffarel < Middle Dutch tafereel, variant (by dissimilation) of tafeleel < dial. French tavlel tableau] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  taffrail - the railing around the stern of a shiprail, railing - a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports |
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taffrail Nautical1. a rail at the stern or above the transom of a vessel 2. the upper part of the transom of a vessel, esp a sailing vessel, often ornately decorated taffrail
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