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fly rail
noun
- Furniture. a horizontally swinging bracket for supporting a drop leaf.
- Also called ڱ-, Theater. the upper row of pins or cleats on a pin rail, used for tying off or fastening lines of scenery to be flied.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fly rail1
First recorded in 1850–55
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Once we even ducked into the darkened theater and hid ourselves behind the latticework of ropes at the fly rail.
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A revolving fly rail is shown pivoted upon a piece of 1⁄4-in. wire.
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The object of this fly rail is to form a support to the small hinged drop-leaf of the table.
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