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Webster 1913 Edition
Rafter
Raft′er
(rȧft′ẽr)
, Noun.
A raftsman.
Raft′er
,Noun.
(Arch.)
Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the roof. See Illust. of
Queen-post
. [Courtesy] oft is sooner found in lowly sheds,
With smoky
With smoky
rafters
, than in tapestry halls. Milton.
Raft′er
,Verb.
T.
1.
To make into rafters, as timber.
2.
To furnish with rafters, as a house.
3.
(Agric.)
To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge.
[Eng.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Rafter
R'AFTER
,Noun.
A roof timber; a piece of timber that extends from the plate of a building to the ridge and serves to support the covering of the roof.
Definition 2024
rafter
rafter
English
Pronunciation
Noun
rafter (plural rafters)
- 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.
- 1945 May, George Orwell, chapter 1, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
- […] the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters,
-
- flock of turkeys
Translations
one of a series of sloped beams
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References
Verb
rafter (third-person singular simple present rafters, present participle raftering, simple past and past participle raftered)
- (transitive) To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
- (transitive) To furnish (a building) with rafters.
- (Britain, agriculture) To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.
Etymology 2
Noun
rafter (plural rafters)
- A raftsman.
Translations
raftsman
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