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fife rail
noun
, Nautical.
- a rail surrounding or next to the mast of a sailing vessel for use in holding the pins to which some of the running rigging is belayed.
fife rail
noun
- nautical a rail at the base of a mast of a sailing vessel, fitted with pins for belaying running rigging Compare pin rail
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fife rail1
First recorded in 1715–25
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fife rail1
C18: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
Our strange mate stood against the fife-rail of the mainmast, apparently too intent on the sky and sea for speaking.
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Harper standing on the fife rail at the crojack braces could have told them a different story.
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"Clap on to that gant-line at the main fife-rail, and lift this bag of coffee out o' the lazarette," sang out the captain.
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Had I remained by the fife-rail three seconds longer than I did, my brains would have been dashed out.
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A box was placed on the fife-rail, at the mainmast, in which the ballots were deposited, under the inspection of Professor Mapps.
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