1853 10 Sept. 1/2 He..seated himself on the porch rail, with the old mare's bridle over his arm.
1948 E. Pound lxxvi. 36 As the cat walked the porch rail at Gardone.
1991 L. Cary Epil. 223 We sprayed ourselves from cans of repellent that the reunion organizers had wisely stationed every couple of feet along the porch rail.