railing

railing
    n 1: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports [syn:
         {railing}, {rail}]
    2: material for making rails or rails collectively
    

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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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.
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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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44 Moby Thesaurus words for "railing":
      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