Rafter

A raftsman.

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.

To make into rafters, as timber.

To furnish with rafters, as a house.

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

one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof