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    TAFFRAIL LOG

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speedplay

    Synonyms:

    patent log; screw log; taffrail log

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("taffrail log" is a kind of...):

    log (measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water)

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