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Definition of Ridgepoles

Ridgepole
Ridgepole Ridge"pole`, n. (Arch.) The timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are secured.

Meaning of Ridgepoles from wikipedia

- Carving from the ridgepole of a Māori house, ca 1840...
- (simplified Chinese: 无极; traditional Chinese: 無極; lit. 'without roof/ridgepole', meaning 'without limit') originally referred to infinity. In Neo-Confucian...
- instruments. The Chiwen, which like swallowing, are placed on both ends of the ridgepoles of roofs (to swallow all evil influences). The cháo fēng 嘲風, beasts-like...
- beginning" of all that exists, t'ai chi – in its original meaning, the "ridgepole". Later Indian philosophers devoted much thought to this idea of a primal...
- original construction; hardwood pegs were used as fasteners. There is no ridgepole in the roof. People lived in this part of the house until 1918. A large...
- a ridgepole in the distance. She pointed to Anansi and told Nyame that he was the one who'd impregnated her. He moved further down on the ridgepole in...
- 土 12 S pagoda トウ tō 1519 搭 手 12 S 1981 board トウ tō 1520 棟 木 12 S 1981 ridgepole トウ、むね、(むな) tō, mune, (muna) 1521 湯 水 12 3 hot water トウ、ゆ tō, yu 1522 痘...
- Wright's Prairie Style. The boathouse was built first, in 1900, with rising ridgepoles and flaring eaves that suggest ****anese architecture more overtly than...
- windows made possible by the use of a tall, angled roof and a central ridgepole. The clerestory was used in the ****enistic architecture of classical...
- shibi) is a Chinese and ****anese ornamental tile set on both ends of the ridgepole that tops a shingled roof. The kanji for the word mean "kite" and "tail"...