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Rafte Webster's Dictionary 1913

Rafted [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Rafter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A roof timber; a piece of timber that extends from the plate of a building to the ridge and serves to support the covering of the roof.

Rafter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A raftsman.

2. 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.

Rafter [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To make into rafters, as timber.

2. To furnish with rafters, as a house.

3. To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge.

Raftered [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Built or furnished with rafters.