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taffrail

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taffrail /ˈtafrəl, , ˈtæfrəl , ˈtaˌfrāl, ˈtæˌfreɪl /
▸ noun a rail and ornamentation around a ship's stern.
– ORIGIN early 19th century : alteration (by association with rail1), of obsolete tafferel ‘panel’, used to denote the flat part of a ship's stern above the transom, from Dutch tafereel.