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noun Furniture.

a transverse rail carrying a drawer or drawers.

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Thanks to the film bearing his name, Oskar Schindler is probably the most well-known of these, but there are many others.
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A gentleman got out of a carriage before it stopped, and fell between the rail and the platform.
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The first rail road opened in Brazil, the emperor and empress being present at the inauguration.
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The sense of bearing on to the voice, or endeavoring to push the tone by any pressure whatever, should be absolutely avoided.
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One, a man of distinguished looks and military bearing, was a little in advance of the other two.
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An accident occurred on the Panama rail road, recently put in operation, by which 43 persons were killed, and 60 wounded.
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