fife : Idioms & Phrases
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Fife major
(Mil.) , a noncommissioned officer who superintends the fifers of a regiment.
Webster 1913
Fife rail
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noun the railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vessel
WordNet
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(Naut.) (a) A rail about the mast, at the deck, to hold belaying pins, etc.(b) A railing around the break of a poop deck.