[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

taffrail \taff"rail\, n. d. tafereel a panel, picture, fr.
   tafel table, fr. l. tabula. see table. naut.
   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.
   1913 webster
see also:
table tafferel 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

taffrail
     n : the railing around the stern of a ship

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