Rafter
A raftsman.
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.
To make into rafters, as timber.
To furnish with rafters, as a house.
To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge.
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Rafter Translations
rafter in Hungarian is szarufa
rafter in Swedish is taksparre
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