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taffrail
taffrail Naut. (ˈtæfreɪl) Also tafrail. [A 19th c. alteration of tafferel, due to false etymology, the termination -rel being taken as rail.] The aftermost portion of the poop-rail of a ship.1814 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 176/2 We crossed his stern, our jib-boom passing over his tafrail. 1823 Scoresby Jrn... Oxford English Dictionary
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Taffrail
Sometimes taffrail refers to the complete deck area at the stern of a vessel. The taffrail log was towed from the stern or taffrail of the ship by a long line. wikipedia.org
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taffrail
taffrail/ˈtæfreɪl; `tæfˌrel/ nrail round the stern of a ship or boat 船尾栏杆. 牛津英汉双解词典
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H. Taprell Dorling
He wrote under the name Taffrail. wikipedia.org
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tafferel
tafferel (ˈtæfərəl, ˈtæfrəl) Also 7 taffer(r)ell, 8 -eral, -eril, -rill, 8–9 -arel, 9 -aril, -rel. [a. Du. tafereel panel, picture, dim. of tafel table (for *tafeleel, with dissimilation of l..l to r..l). The 19th c. corruption to taffrail, with accompanying change of sense, shows confusion of the e... Oxford English Dictionary
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Afterdeck
A taffrail is the handrail around the open afterdeck or poop deck. On wooden sailing ships like man-of-war or East Indiaman the taffrail is usually a hand carved wood rail and often highly decorated. wikipedia.org
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traffle
† traffle obs. variant of tafferel, taffrail.1805 in Nicolas Disp. Nelson (1846) VII. 156 note, A Spanish two-decker..waved an English Jack from her traffle. Oxford English Dictionary
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Thomas S. Negus (manufacturer)
Taffrail Logs, operating on principles in a manner similar to a car's odometer by towing a rotor from the stern (or taffrail) by a long line. Negus boasted that their improved Taffrail Log was "the best ever manufactured." wikipedia.org
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Stern
back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail Those not reaching all the way to the taffrail are called short stern timbers, while those that do are called long stern timbers. wikipedia.org
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Catharpin
Our ship was nothing but a mass of hides, from the cat-harpins to the water's edge, and from the jib-boom-end to the taffrail." wikipedia.org
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SS Canastota
Taffrail log found near Seal Rocks A taffrail log is a mechanical device used to determine a ship's speed. The taffrail log carried a serial number (3295 M / -) and the ship's agent, George Parkes was asked if that serial number matched the taffrail log carried wikipedia.org
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Poop deck
See also Common names for decks Taffrail, the handrail around the poop deck Quarter gallery, a projecting area at the stern Puppis References Sources wikipedia.org
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HMS Tobago (1805)
She was not able to escape though, and the French schooner was able to get her jib-boom over Tobagos taffrail and rake her with small arms fire. wikipedia.org
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USCS Benjamin Peirce
Her main boom fell when the topping lift which supported it was destroyed, and it crushed her taffrail when it fell. wikipedia.org
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Chip log
More modern logs and replacements Mechanical speed logs called patent logs or taffrail logs, operating on physical principles in a manner similar to a Examples of taffrail logs include those made by Thomas Walker & Son. wikipedia.org
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