Definition for RAFT-ER

RAFT-ER, n. [Sax. ræfter; Gr. ερεφω, to cover; οροφη, a roof; Russ. strop, a roof.]

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. – Milton. Pope.

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