ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAFFRAIL
Changed (through influence of rail1) from earlier tafferel, from Dutch taffereel panel (hence applied to the part of a vessel decorated with carved panels), variant of tafeleel (unattested), from tafeltable.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAFFRAIL»
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taffrail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
taffrail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Directions for laying off ships on the mouldloft floor: With ...
When the taffrail quarter pieces and cove are formed in the plan of the stern,
obtain their projection in the plan of the quarter. Draw, in some convenient place,
either above or below the stern, from a straight line M O, that is perpendicular to
the ...
2
The British encyclopedia: or, Dictionary of arts and ...
Then draw a parallel line 3 inches abaft the middle stern-timber, from the under
side of the foot-spuce rail-down to the upper counter rail, and that will show the
after munion at the middle of the stem. Now draw in the taffrail and upper part of
the ...
3
Directions for Laying Off Ships on the Mould Loft Floor ...
When the taffrail quarter pieces and core are formed in the plan of the stem,
obtain their projection in the plan of the quarter. Draw in some convenient place,
either above or below the stern, from a straight line MO, that is perpendicular to
the ...
4
The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences
Now draw in the taffrail and upper part of the quarter-piece, which unite in one
view at the side. Set up 3 feet above the upper side of the round house, at the
middle stern-timber, and draw a line to the sheer, which will be the upper side of
the ...
5
Naval architecture or the rudiments and rules of ship-building
the sheer-draught; therefore it will be proper to get the form of the middle of the
quarter-piece, and the fore-fide of the taffrail upon the sheer-draught. To do which
we must suppose the out-lines of the taffrail and-quarter-pieces in the stem to be
...
Marmaduke Stalkartt, 1781
Finally the top curve is formed and" that edge is made vertical to receive the
taffrail abaft. The ends of the bulwarks are then cut to the same curve and above
to the correct angle to take the taffrail. The latter projects beyond the bulwarks, is
level ...
7
Climate Change & Naval War: A Scientific Assessment
... sweeping was in progress, mines usually detonated far enough astern of the
sweeper to be harmful. If countermining occurred, however, a second or third
mine might explode under a sweeper with disastrous results. 1 Taffrail, p.20,
p123.
8
William Golding: The Man who Wrote Lord of the Flies
A book called Pincher Martin O.D. had been published in 1916 by 'Taffrail', the
pseudonym of Henry Taprell Dorling. By contrast with Golding's Pincher, Taffrail's
Pincher is a loyal, brave, patriotic British seaman. He is torpedoed and flung into
...
9
How to Make a Clipper Ship Model
Taffrail. The only difference to be made in the taff- rail is to use turned wooden
posts, if you can, but they are very difficult to make, and the ends to set in the rail
above and below are very liable to break off. If you make them, paint the square ...
27 shows the sternboard and taffrail. Glue and pin the sternboard in the rabbet of
lift J, and also glue it to the projecting ends of the bulwarks. Glue the poop-deck
floor, Figs. 28 and 34, to the hull and to timberheads. Pin it to some of them.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAFFRAIL»
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taffrail is used in the context of the following news items.
A piece of steamship Portland
... resurfaced at the Centerville Historical Museum, which boasts a huge collection of shipwreck artifacts and maritime instruments including sextants, taffrail logs, ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
True Masters of the Ocean Stress Safety
My own sailboat deliveries between New England and the Caribbean in the 1960s and 1970s were made with a compass, a Walker taffrail log (a spinning rotor ... «The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News, Jul 15»
Museum in Beach Haven dives deep into shipwreck history
There's also antique navigational equipment, including taffrail logs, a speaking trumpet, chronograph, compass and inclinometer. The museum also boasts the ... «Press of Atlantic City, Apr 15»
Named and shamed: a round up of cases heard by Essex magistrates
BENJAMIN WALSH, 23, of Taffrail Gardens, South Woodham Ferrers, was fined £200 for driving a vehicle along the A130 at Rettendon on March 29 last year ... «Essex Chronicle, Apr 15»
Lunch with the FT: Amitav Ghosh
“Not goin'ta have no shagbag of a leech fingerin' me taffrail,” exclaims one character in a typical explosion of seafaring vulgarity. “I usually try to build in some ... «Financial Times, Feb 15»
Winner announced in Mystery Instrument contest
We saw things like Taffrail logs for measuring ship's speed and similar devices that came tantalizingly close, but again there was no external input on this device ... «hngnews.com, Jan 15»
How to Make the Perfect Prawn Cocktail
... the opposite side of the rim like a seasick passenger against a taffrail during a rough Channel crossing". Sadly, they don't make them like Fanny any more. «NDTV, Aug 14»
Public invited to sniff fragrance of a bygone era
“During the seven-day excavation the team uncovered and rescued a small cache of hidden artefacts including a ship's taffrail log, a hairbrush, shoes, and intact ... «Royal Gazette, Jul 14»
Mold, roaches, disrepair at Quincy's Snug Harbor public housing
Not far away on Taffrail Road, Elizabeth Marks said that no matter how much she scrubs her bathroom tiles, the mold keeps coming back. Page 2 of 2 - Marks ... «The Patriot Ledger, Jun 14»
Prince William and Stafford counties home sales
Stirrup Ct., 3955-Gerald L. Yanello to Agustin Lopez, $430,000. Taffrail Way, 2651-Michael E. Dorsey to Fisseha B. Fisseha, $425,000. Trotter Ct., 12529-Elaine ... «Washington Post, May 14»
