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What (who) is rafter$66586$ - definition
STRUCTURAL MEMBER IN ARCHITECTURE
Rafters; Hip rafter; Jack rafter; Common rafter; Barge-couple; Double-framed roof; Hip-rafter; Angle rafter; Auxiliary rafter; Barge couple; Barge rafter
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Rafter
·noun A Raftsman.
II. Rafter ·vt To make into rafters, as timber.
III. Rafter ·vt To furnish with rafters, as a house.
IV. Rafter ·vt To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to Ridge.
V. Rafter ·noun 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.
rafter
rafter1
¦ noun a beam forming part of the internal framework of a roof.
Derivatives
raftered adjective
Origin
OE r?fter, of Gmc origin; related to raft1.
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rafter2
¦ noun
1. a traveller on a raft.
2. a person who fastens logs into a raft for transport by water.
rafter
(rafters)
Rafters are the sloping pieces of wood that support a roof.
From the rafters of the thatched roofs hung strings of dried onions and garlic.
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Wikipedia
Rafter
A rafter is one of a series of sloped structural members such as wooden beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the wall plate, downslope perimeter or eave, and that are designed to support the roof shingles, roof deck and its associated loads. A pair of rafters is called a couple. In home construction, rafters are normally made of wood. Exposed rafters are a feature of some traditional roof styles.
