Category:Rafter

Raft"er, n.

Defn: a raftsman.

Rafter Raft"er, n. Etym: [as. ræfter; akin to e. raft, n. See raft.] (arch.)

Defn: 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. [courtesy] oft is sooner found in lowly sheds, with smoky rafters, Than in tapestry halls. Milton.

Rafter Raft"er, v. t.

1. To make into rafters, as timber.

2. To furnish with rafters, as a house.