tafferel
- a variation of taffarel.
Example Sentences
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"Pray, sir," said a decent—looking man, who leant on the tafferel of one of them—"Pray, sir, are you going on board of the Commodore?"
From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael
The tafferel of the schooner actually came in sight, when a little swell passed over it, leaving it for an instant in the trough.
From Jack Tier by Cooper, James Fenimore
In a quarter of an hour, most of that part of the stern which was within five or six feet of the tafferel, rose above the water, coming fairly in view.
From Jack Tier by Cooper, James Fenimore
She was very heavily rigged, with her main mast raking over the tafferel, and full of men.
From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael
I stretched myself half over the tafferel, and looked for the schooner.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 by Various
