taffrail

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taffrail - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Taffrail \Taff"rail\, n. [D. tafereel a panel, picture, fr.
     tafel table, fr. L. tabula. See Table.] (Naut.)
     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.]
     [1913 Webster]

taffrail - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  taffrail
      n 1: the railing around the stern of a ship