Taffrail

That blob you see over the taffrail is a flag ... the North Korean flag, raised in the place of the Stars and Stripes. ❋ Douglass, Keith (1991)

Between the stern end of this house and the taffrail was a small space, thickly grown with camp-stools. ❋ Julian Hawthorne (1890)

A light shown over the taffrail was the signal of what he was about to do, and as he clewed up his sails, his consorts followed his example, and all three dropped their anchors within a short distance of each other -- the frigate being on the outside. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)

I was still on deck, albeit clinging to the taffrail. ❋ Kevin Rushby (2010)

We have held the north-east trade for days now, and the miles roll off behind us as the patent log whirls and tinkles on the taffrail. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It was about a month to the Cape, with the taffrail under most of the way, but not too bad until we neared Algoa Bay, when it began to blow fit to sicken Magellan. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He stood with his hands resting on the taffrail gazing at the water boiling up from the stern of the S.S. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Chopped away at the captain and when the devil wouldn't let go of the taffrail you chopped off the devil's hands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the other hand, if you want to lean on the taffrail of your ketch and regard the magnificent melancholy sunset of Sirius from the Draschade Ocean, with the rose, cerise and gamboge light playing across the waters, while sipping a Rum Toddy, any world of his would be just the place to do it. ❋ Unknown (2006)

When we came to the poop, we found the men removing a portion of the superstructure over the stern, and after that they took some of the stronger reeds, and proceeded to work at the weed that stretched away in a line with our taffrail. ❋ Unknown (2007)

So, as there was no one on the poop, I left the wheel, and stepped aft to the taffrail. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I turned sharply, and saw something peering over the taffrail. ❋ Unknown (2007)

He helped Wu get a leg over the taffrail and begin his descent. ❋ Beverly Swerling (2007)

As he spoke, the hardy tar dashed a drop of brine from his tawny cheek, and once more betook himself to splice the taffrail. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The carpenter is dismantling the taffrail (to facilitate the landing and, if necessary, the boarding of the jury – rudder) and will construct a temporary, removable rail. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Then I realized that I was in that little hell of mine again, now half swamped; and looking back over the gunwale, I saw the schooner standing away from me, with the red-haired captain mocking at me over the taffrail, and turning towards the island saw the launch growing smaller as she approached the beach. ❋ Herbert George (2006)

We went past the steersman to the taffrail, and saw the water come foaming under the stern and the bubbles go dancing and vanishing in her wake. ❋ Herbert George (2006)