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toprail

American  
[top-reyl] / ˈtɒpˌreɪl /

noun

  1. the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.

Etymology

Origin of toprail

First recorded in 1670–80; top 1 + rail 1

Example Sentences

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Another has a toprail of a whole tree, so broad and thick no one can possibly straddle it, so some friend of humanity has broken the second rail, and you creep under.

From Wild Life in a Southern County by Jefferies, Richard

As he rode near he saw Jones sitting on the stockyard toprail, apparently enjoying an evening pipe.

From Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 by Booth, Robert B.

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