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common rafter
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noun
a rafter having no function other than to bear roofing.
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Origin of common rafter
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby common rafter
commonplace, commonplace book, common pleas, common prayer, common property, common rafter, common ratio, common room, commons, common salt, common school
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