headrail noun3 •The supporting rail of a blind (such as a Venetian blind) that encloses its mechanism; a headbox. •A railing, on a sailing ship, behind the figurehead. •[in the plural] (slang, no longer used) A person's tooth.Initially, our man was the favourite, the boat's crew cheering him on as usual: 'Now my boy! Knock out his head rails' . . . — 2011 formsheadrails