Rafter
Raft´er Pronunciation: råft´ẽr
| n. | 1. | A raftsman. |
| 1. | (Arch.) 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. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To make into rafters, as timber. |
| 2. | To furnish with rafters, as a house. | |
| 3. | (Agric.) To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge. |
| Noun | 1. |  rafter - one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof |
| 2. |  rafter - someone who travels by raft | |
| Verb | 1. | rafter - provide (a ceiling) with rafters |