ROOFTREE

ridge, ridgepole, rooftree

(noun) a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

rooftree (plural rooftrees)

The primary beam of a roof, ridgepole; hence, the roof. [from 14th c.]

• Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the rooftree fall. — Tennyson.

(figuratively) A home; household.

Source: Wiktionary

Roof"tree`, n.

Definition: The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself. Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the rooftree fall. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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