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QUARTER-RAILS
QUARTER-RAILS, are narrow-moulded planks, generally of fir, reaching from the top of the stern to the gangway. They are supported by stanchions, and serve as a fence to the quarter-deck, to prevent the men from tumbling into the sea by the rolling of the ship, particularly in small vessels.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 227, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1016.html