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taffrail
(encz) | taffrail, |
Taffrail
(gcide) | 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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taffrail
(wn) | taffrail
n 1: the railing around the stern of a ship |
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taffrail log
(encz) | taffrail log, n: |
Taffrail
(gcide) | 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 log
(wn) | taffrail log
n 1: a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's
speed [syn: patent log, screw log, taffrail log] |
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