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Taffrail N Rail Ship's Stern Top Including Ornamentation

Word taffrail
Definition n. The rail around a ship's stern or top of the stern, often including ornamentation.


Sentence The patent log on the taffrail periodically rang a single tinkling stroke for every mile traversed on an errand of faith.
Source
Lord Jim, Joseph Conrad, p. 19

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Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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