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  Rafter \Raft"er\ (r[.a]ft"[~e]r), n.
     A raftsman.
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  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.
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           [Courtesy] oft is sooner found in lowly sheds,
           With smoky rafters, than in tapestry halls. --Milton.
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  Rafter \Raft"er\, v. t.
     1. To make into rafters, as timber.
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     2. To furnish with rafters, as a house.
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     3. (Agric.) To plow so as to turn the grass side of each
        furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge. [Eng.]
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  Rafter \Raft"er\, n.
     A raftsman.

  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 \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.]

  rafter
       n 1: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
            [syn: balk, baulk]
       2: someone who travels by raft [syn: raftsman, raftman]
       v : provide (a ceiling) with rafters

  rafter
     n.
     1 (lb en architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend
  from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to
  support the roof deck and its associated loads.
     2 (lb en collective) A flock of turkeys.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
     2 (lb en transitive) To furnish (a building) with rafters.
     3 (lb en UK agriculture) To plough so as to turn the grass side of
  each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.
     n.
     A raftsman.

  Rafter
     n.
     (surname: en).

  rafter
     n.
     1 (lb en architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend
  from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to
  support the roof deck and its associated loads.
     2 (lb en collective) A flock of turkeys.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
     2 (lb en transitive) To furnish (a building) with rafters.
     3 (lb en UK agriculture) To plough so as to turn the grass side of
  each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.
     n.
     A raftsman.

  Rafter
     n.
     (surname: en).

  rafter
     n.
     1 (lb en architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend
  from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to
  support the roof deck and its associated loads.
     2 (lb en collective) A flock of turkeys.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
     2 (lb en transitive) To furnish (a building) with rafters.
     3 (lb en UK agriculture) To plough so as to turn the grass side of
  each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.
     n.
     A raftsman.

  Rafter
     n.
     (surname: en).

  rafter
     n.
     1 (lb en architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend
  from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to
  support the roof deck and its associated loads.
     2 (lb en collective) A flock of turkeys.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
     2 (lb en transitive) To furnish (a building) with rafters.
     3 (lb en UK agriculture) To plough so as to turn the grass side of
  each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.
     n.
     A raftsman.

  Rafter
     n.
     (surname: en).

  rafter
     Englanti n.
     orsi, kattoparru, kattopalkki, kattotuolin yläpaarre, parru,
  selkäpuu

  rafter
     Engelska n.
     1 flottare
     2 taksparre

  Rafter /ɹˈaftə/
  رافتر

  rafter //ˈɹæftəɹ// //ˈɹɑːftə(ɹ)// 
  мертек
  one of a series of sloped beams

  rafter /ɹˈaftə/
  vorař

  rafter /ɹˈaftə/
  krokev

  rafter /ɹˈaftə/ 
  cestující na raftu

  rafter /ɹˈaftə/
  Dachsparren , Sparren  [constr.]
   see: rafters
  

  rafter /ɹˈaftə/
  Flößer 

  rafter /ɹˈaftə/
  
  καδρόνι, πάτερο

  rafter //ˈɹæftəɹ// //ˈɹɑːftə(ɹ)// 
  kattopiiru, piiru
  one of a series of sloped beams

  rafter /ɹˈaftə/ 
  1. कड़ी
        "She has a room with exposed rafters. "

  rafter /ɹˈaftə/
  rog, splavar

  rafter /ɹˈaftə/
  szarufa

  rafter //ˈɹæftəɹ// //ˈɹɑːftə(ɹ)// 
  垂木
  one of a series of sloped beams

  rafter /ˈrɑ:ftə/ 
    krokiew

  rafter //ˈɹæftəɹ// //ˈɹɑːftə(ɹ)// 
  taksparre, sparre
  one of a series of sloped beams

  rafter /ɹˈaftə/
  1. çatı kirişi, kiriş.

  
/ˈɹæftɝ/

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "rafter":
     H beam, I beam, angle rafter, balk, batten, boom, box girder,
     breastsummer, corbel, crossbeam, crosstie, footing beam, girder,
     hammer beam, hip rafter, joist, lattice girder, lintel,
     plate girder, ridge strut, ridgepole, sill, sleeper, sprit,
     stringpiece, strut, stud, studding, summer, summertree, tie,
     tie beam, transom, transverse, trave, traverse, truss,
     truss beam
  
  

  n. 椽,椽架屋顶;
  v. 装椽;

     n. 椽,椽架屋顶,筏夫
     vt. 装椽于