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Pronunciation : Raft"er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A raftsman.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Raft"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. r?fter; akin to E. raft, n. See Raft.] (Arch.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Raft"er
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To make into rafters, as timber.

2. To furnish with rafters, as a house.

3. (Agric.)

Defn: To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge. [Eng.]

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913