Category:Taffrail

Taff"rail, n. Etym: [d. tafereel a panel, picture, fr. tafel table, Fr. L. tabula. See table.] (naut.)

Defn: 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.]