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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The top railing of a fence or balustrade.
  • noun A narrow horizontal board attached to a row of studs to support the ends of floor or ceiling joists.

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  • noun this sense?) Any of a series of horizontal boards, joined by vertical supports, but especially the topmost rail of a fence or balustrade

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun top rail of a fence or balustrade

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