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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. the railing around the stern of a ship
  3. 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.]
  4. The upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table onthe top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work; the rail around aship's stern. [Written also tafferel.]
  5. n. the railing around the stern of a ship