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taffrails

taffrails is the plural of taffrail.

Meaning of taffrail

Noun

taffrail (plural taffrails)

  1. The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated.
  2. The rail around the stern of a ship.
    • One evening, leaning over the taffrail, I observed a very singular, isolated cloud, to the N.W.1833, Edgar Allan Poe, MS. Found in a Bottle
  3. The deck area at the stern of a vessel.

Questions about taffrails

What is taffrails the plural of?
Taffrails is the plural of taffrail.

Words near taffrails in the dictionary

  1. taffias
  2. taffies
  3. taffrail
  4. taffrail log
  5. taffrail logs
  6. taffrails
  7. taffs
  8. Taffs Well
  9. taffy
  10. taffy pull
  11. taffy pulls

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