rafter
/ˈɹæftəɹ/
Dictionary
noun
- One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
- A flock of turkeys.
verb
- To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
- To furnish (a building) with rafters.
- To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.
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