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Definition of Rafters

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 Rafters from wikipedia

- ****ociated loads. A pair of rafters is called a couple. In home construction, rafters are normally made of wood. Exposed rafters are a feature of some traditional...
- sixth series of Packed to the Rafters would be the last, with Hugh Sheridan stating, "It's emotional letting go of Rafters – for all of us. It was such...
- 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...
- court named in honour Patrick Rafter Surprise Rafters, a baseball team of Surprise, Arizona, U.S. Wisconsin Rapids Rafters, a baseball team of Wisconsin...
- Patrick Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. He reached the top ****ociation of Tennis Professionals...
- cancelled by Amazon after one season. Back to the Rafters is set six years after the end of Packed to the Rafters. Dave and Julie have created a new life in...
- pla**** concerts at Rafters in the 1970s and 1980s. Rob Gretton, who went on to become the manager of Joy Division, worked at Rafters. It featured in the...
- Orlaith Rafter is an actor, novelist and playwright of Irish descent. She is known to television viewers as the character Robin McKenna in long-running...
- Spoon and Rafter is the fourth album by the British country rock-folk group Mojave 3, released on 22 September 2003 in the UK, and a day later in the US...
- (24–30 November 2012). "Rafters return". TV W**** (47). ACP Magazines: 20. Rigden, Clare (8–14 December 2012). "Jess returns to Rafters". TV W**** (49). ACP...