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rail

verb

  1. to inveigh in a lengthy or overblown manner, raise an objection, go on or make a diatribe, rant
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noun

  1. linear bearing and guide elements used in rail transport
L4930 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹeɪ(ə)l/ / [ɹeɪ(ə)ɫ] / /reɪl/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English rail, reil, from Old English hræġl (“garment, dress, robe”). Cognate with Old Frisian hreil, reil, Old Saxon hregil, Old High German hregil (“clothing, garment, dress”).

  1. An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment; a dress.
  2. Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.

    A course hempen raile about her shoulders.

verb

Etymology: Probably from Anglo-Norman raier, Middle French raier.

  1. To gush; to flow.

    his breste and his brayle was bloodé – and hit rayled all over the see.

    So furiously each other did assayle, / As if their soules they would attonce haue rent / Out of their brests, that streames of bloud did rayle / Adowne, as if their springes of life were spent[…].

  2. To blow.