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noun
1.
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
2.
a fence; railing.
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one of two fences marking the inside and outside boundaries of a racetrack.
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one of a pair of steel bars that provide the running surfaces for the wheels of locomotives and railroad cars.
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EXPANDthe railroad as a means of transportation: to travel by rail.
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rails, stocks or bonds of railroad companies.
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Nautical. a horizontal member capping a bulwark.
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Carpentry, Furniture. any of various horizontal members framing panels or the like, as in a system of paneling, paneled door, window sash, or chest of drawers. Compare stile2.
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COLLAPSESlang. a line of cocaine crystals or powder for inhaling through the nose.
verb (used with object)
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to furnish or enclose with a rail or rails.
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English raile < Old French raille bar, beam < Latin rēgula bar, straight piece of wood, regula
1250–1300; Middle English raile < Old French raille bar, beam < Latin rēgula bar, straight piece of wood, regula
Related forms
rail·less, adjective
rail·like, adjective
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verb (used without object)
1.
to utter bitter complaint or vehement denunciation (often followed by at or against): to rail at fate.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English railen < Middle French railler to deride < Provençal ralhar to chatter < Vulgar Latin *ragulāre, derivative of Late Latin ragere to bray
1425–75; late Middle English railen < Middle French railler to deride < Provençal ralhar to chatter < Vulgar Latin *ragulāre, derivative of Late Latin ragere to bray
Related forms
rail·er, noun
rail·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. fulminate, inveigh, castigate, rant, revile.
1. fulminate, inveigh, castigate, rant, revile.
noun
any of numerous birds of the family Rallidae, that have short wings, a narrow body, long toes, and a harsh cry and inhabit grasslands, forests, and marshes in most parts of the world.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English rale < Old French raale (cognate with Provençal rascla), noun derivative of raler < Vulgar Latin *rāsiculāre frequentative of Latin rādere (past participle rāsus) to scratch
1400–50; late Middle English rale < Old French raale (cognate with Provençal rascla), noun derivative of raler < Vulgar Latin *rāsiculāre frequentative of Latin rādere (past participle rāsus) to scratch
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Word Origin & History
rail
"complain," 1460, from M.Fr. railler "to tease or joke" (15c.), perhaps from O.Prov. ralhar "scoff, to chat, to joke," from V.L. *ragulare "to bray" (cf. It. ragghiare "to bray"), from L.L. ragere "to roar," probably of imitative origin. See rally (2). Raillery "good-humored ridicule" is from 1653.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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