common rafter

noun

a rafter having no function other than to bear roofing.

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Nearby words

common peroneal nerve, common plantar digital nerve, common pleas, common prayer, common property, common rafter, common ratio, common room, common salt, common school, common scold

Compare principal rafter.

Origin of common rafter

First recorded in 1815–25

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