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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(nautical) The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated..
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One evening, leaning over the taffrail, I observed a very singular, isolated cloud, to the N.W.
[…] with heavy, lumber-like pace he was measuring the ship from taffrail to mainmast […]
Use taffrail when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Taffrail means (nautical) The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
See also citations under tafferel.
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