Associations to the word «Railing»

Wiktionary

RAILING, noun. A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
RAILING, verb. Present participle of rail

Dictionary definition

RAILING, noun. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
RAILING, noun. Material for making rails or rails collectively.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats