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Definition of Rafter

Rafter
Rafter Raft"er, n. A raftsman.
Rafter
Rafter Raft"er, n. [AS. r[ae]fter; akin to E. raft, n. See Raft.] (Arch.) 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
Rafter Raft"er, v. t. 1. To make into rafters, as timber. 2. To furnish with rafters, as a house. 3. (Agric.) To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge. [Eng.]

Meaning of Rafter from wikipedia

- A rafter is one of a series of sloped structural members such as steel beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the wall plate, downslope perimeter or...
- Patrick Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by...
- A rafter is a structural member to support a roof deck. Rafter may also refer to: Rafter, someone emplo**** in timber rafting, i.e. the floating of timber...
- the tongue. The square has many uses, including laying out common rafters, hip rafters and stairs. It has a diagonal scale, board foot scale and an octagonal...
- Henry Rafter was a British master artist who can be categorized as part of the naturalism and realism movements. He is noted for his scenes of landscapes...
- Kevin Rafter is an Irish academic and non-executive director. He is the author of numerous books on media and politics topics, having previously worked...
- Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-oriented comedy drama television program which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008...
- 5–1 against Rafter, and defeated Rafter three times in fall 1997 to solidify his No. 1 ATP ranking. "We're not the best of mates," Rafter said of Sampras...
- Sir Charles Haughton Rafter KBE OStJ KPM (1860 – 23 August 1935) was a British police officer who served as Chief Constable of the Birmingham City Police...
- Orlaith Rafter is an actor and playwright. She is known to television viewers as the character Robin McKenna in long-running soap opera Fair City. She...