'Taffrail' definitions:
noun
The railing around the stern of a ship
- 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.]
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