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raf·ter [ ráftər ] (plural raf·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
sloping roof support: a sloping supporting timber, beam, or board that runs from the ridge beam of a roof to its edge
[ Old English ræfter< Germanic]

raf·tered adjective
raf·ter·ing noun
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