Do you speak a little Dutch when you say 'taffrail'?

'Taffrail' is a word borrowed from Dutch 'taffrail'. The word entered the English language some time around 1704.

taffrail [noun] [circa 1704]

• the upper part of the stern of a wooden ship
• a rail around the stern of a ship

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Etymology: Modification of Dutch 'tafereel' from Middle Dutch, panel, from Old French 'tablel'

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