Rafter

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɹɑːftÉ™(ɹ)/
• Canada IPA: /ˈɹæftəɹ/

Old English ræfter. Cognate with "raft".

Full definition of rafter

Noun

1. 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.
• Orwell Animal Farm|1... the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters,
2. flock of turkeys

Verb

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

raft + -er

Noun

1. A raftsman.

Anagrams

• farter