noun
Etymology: rough-tree small timber used as a rail (perhaps alteration of rooftree ) + rail
: the rail at the top of a ship's main bulwarks and below the topgallant bulwarks
noun
Etymology: rough-tree small timber used as a rail (perhaps alteration of rooftree ) + rail
: the rail at the top of a ship's main bulwarks and below the topgallant bulwarks
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012