taffrail

English

Etymology

By false alteration of either tafferel or aft + rail.

Noun

taffrail (plural taffrails)

1. (nautical) The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated.
2. (nautical) The rail around the stern of a ship.
3. (nautical) The deck area at the stern of a vessel.

Derived terms

• taffrail log

Translations

curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman

• Finnish: selkälauta (fi)

rail around the stern of a ship

• Finnish: peräparras (fi)
• Irish: teafrail (ga) f

• Manx: taffyl (gv)
• Old Irish: lipting f

deck area at the stern of a vessel

• Finnish: peräkansi (fi)
• Irish: teafrail (ga) f

• Manx: taffyl (gv)
• Old Irish: lipting f