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Tailing vs Railing - What's the difference?

tailing | railing |

As verbs the difference between tailing and railing

is that tailing is while railing is .

As nouns the difference between tailing and railing

is that tailing is the act of following someone while railing is a fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.

tailing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of following someone.
  • (architecture) The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.
    • (Gwilt)
  • (obsolete) sexual intercourse
    • (Chaucer)
  • (obsolete) The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing; chaff.
    • (Webster 1913)

    See also

    * tailings

    railing

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia railing) (en noun)
  • A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
    • During the war, everyone's railings were taken away to make bombers.

    Derived terms

    * hand railing is in place to provide guidance on stairs or in corridors. * guard railing is in place to prevent accidental falls from an elevated area.

    Usage notes

    British use is normally the plural.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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