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rafter
1[ raf-ter, rahf- ]
/ ËrĂŠf tÉr, ËrÉf- /
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noun
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
verb (used with object)
British Dialect. to plow (a field) so that the soil of a furrow is pushed over onto an unplowed adjacent strip.
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Origin of rafter
1First recorded before 900; Middle English rafter, raftre, rĂŠfter âbeam, pole, rafter,â Old English rĂŠfter; cognate with Middle Dutch rachter, rafter âplank, beam,â Middle Low German rafter, rachter, Old Norse raptr âlogâ (in plural, âraftersâ); See raft1
OTHER WORDS FROM rafter
raf·tered, adjectiveun·raf·tered, adjectiveWords nearby rafter
rafflesia, Rafinesque, rafraĂźchissoir, Rafsanjani, raft, rafter, raft ice, rafting, raftsman, RAFVR, rag
Other definitions for rafter (2 of 3)
rafter2
[ raf-ter, rahf- ]
/ ËrĂŠf tÉr, ËrÉf- /
noun
Other definitions for rafter (3 of 3)
rafter3
[ raf-ter, rahf- ]
/ ËrĂŠf tÉr, ËrÉf- /
noun
a flock, especially of turkeys.
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British Dictionary definitions for rafter
rafter
/ (ËrÉËftÉ) /
noun
any one of a set of sloping beams that form the framework of a roof
Word Origin for rafter
Old English rĂŠfter; related to Old Saxon rehter, Old Norse raptr, Old High German rÄvo; see raft 1
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