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rafter1 definition

raf·ter (raf′tər, räf′-)

noun

any of the boards or planks that slope from the ridge of a roof to the eaves and serve to support the roof

Etymology: ME < OE ræfter; akin to ON raptr, log < IE base *rep-, post, beam

rafter2 definition

rafter (raf′tər, räf′-)

noun

a person who rafts

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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