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Definition of Rafter
1. Verb. Provide (a ceiling) with rafters.
2. Noun. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.
3. Noun. Someone who travels by raft.
Definition of Rafter
1. n. A raftsman.
2. n. 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.
3. v. t. To make into rafters, as timber.
Definition of Rafter
1. 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. ¹
2. Noun. flock of turkeys ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rafter
1. a supporting beam [n -S]
Medical Definition of Rafter
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1. To make into rafters, as timber.
2. To furnish with rafters, as a house.
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