RAFTER
rafter, balk, baulk
(noun) one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
raftsman, raftman, rafter
(noun) someone who travels by raft
rafter
(verb) provide (a ceiling) with rafters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
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.
A flock of turkeys.
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.
(UK, 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.
Anagrams
• farter, frater
Proper noun
Rafter (plural Rafters)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rafter is the 16984th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1673 individuals. Rafter is most common among White (91.75%) individuals.
Anagrams
• farter, frater
Source: Wiktionary
Raft"er, n.
Definition: A raftsman.
Raft"er, n. Etym: [AS. ræfter; akin to E. raft, n. See Raft.] (Arch.)
Definition: 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 rafters, than in tapestry halls. Milton.
Raft"er, v. t.
1. To make into rafters, as timber.
2. To furnish with rafters, as a house.
3. (Agric.)
Definition: To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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