rafter
noun
- one who maneuvers logs into position and binds them into rafts
- one who travels by raft
noun
- structural member in architecture
verb
- build or furnish with rafters
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɑːftəː/ / [ˈɹʷɑːftəː] / /ˈɹæftɚ/
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English raft English -er English rafter From raft + -er.
- A raftsman.
verb
Etymology: From Old English ræfter, of Germanic origin, related to the origin of raft.
- To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
- To furnish (a building) with rafters.
- To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.