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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
railing
    n 1: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports [syn:
         railing, rail]
    2: material for making rails or rails collectively

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Rail \Rail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Railed (r[=a]ld); p. pr. &
   vb. n. Railing.]
   1. To inclose with rails or a railing.
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            It ought to be fenced in and railed.  --Ayliffe.
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   2. To range in a line. [Obs.]
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            They were brought to London all railed in ropes,
            like a team of horses in a cart.      --Bacon.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Railing \Rail"ing\, a.
   Expressing reproach; insulting.
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         Angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not
         railing accusation against them.         --2 Pet. ii.
                                                  11.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Railing \Rail"ing\, n.
   1. A barrier made of a rail or of rails, together with
      vertical supports. The typical railing in the interior of
      structures or on porches has a horizontal rail near waist
      height, and multiple vertical supports. Its function is
      usually to provide a safety barrier at the edge of a
      verticle drop to prevent falls.
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   2. Rails in general; also, material for making rails.
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Thesaurus Results for Railing:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
balustrade, banister, bantering, barrier, booing, boundary, catcalling, chaffing, derisive, derisory, fence, fleering, flippant, fooling, grinning, hissing, hooting, jeering, joshing, kidding, leering, mocking, panning, quizzical, ragging, rail, rallying, razzing, ridiculing, roasting, scoffing, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smirking, sneering, snickering, sniggering, snorting, stone wall, taunting, teasing, twitting, wall
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