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Added 10 October 2026

rafter

/ˈɹɑːftəː/ noun

In Latin: trabs Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rafter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
A flock of turkeys.

verb

To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
To furnish (a building) with rafters.
To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.

noun

A raftsman.

Origin

From Old English ræfter, of Germanic origin, related to the origin of raft.

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