English-Thai Dictionary

rafter

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RAFTER

n.[Gr. to cover; 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.

 

RAFTERED

a.Built or furnished with rafters.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RAFTER

RAFTER Raft "er, n.

 

Defn: A raftsman.

 

RAFTER

Raft "er, n. Etym: [AS. ræfter; akin to E. raft, n. See Raft. ] (Arch. )

 

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.

 

RAFTER

RAFTER Raft "er, v. t.

 

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. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

rafter

raft er 1 |ˈraftər ˈræftər | ▶noun one of several internal beams extending from the eaves to the peak of a roof and constituting its framework. ORIGIN Old English ræfter, of Germanic origin; related to raft 1 .

 

rafter

raft er 2 |ˈræftər ˈraftər | ▶noun a person who travels on a raft.

 

raftered

raft ered |ˈraftərd ˈræftərd | ▶adjective (of a room or ceiling ) having exposed rafters. • built using rafters: raftered roofs.

 

Oxford Dictionary

rafter

rafter 1 |ˈrɑːftə | ▶noun a beam forming part of the internal framework of a roof. ORIGIN Old English ræfter, of Germanic origin; related to raft 1 .

 

rafter

rafter 2 |ˈrɑːftə | ▶noun a person who travels on a raft. • a lumberjack who fastens logs into a raft to transport them by water.

 

raftered

raf |tered ▶adjective (of a room or ceiling ) having exposed rafters.

 

Duden Dictionary

Rafter

Raf ter Substantiv, maskulin Jargon , der |R a fter |der Rafter; Genitiv: des Rafters, Plural: die Rafter jemand, der Rafting betreibt

 

Rafterin

Raf te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |R a fterin |weibliche Form zu Rafter

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

rafter

raft er 1 /rǽftə r |rɑ́ːftə r /名詞 C 〘建 〙〖通例 ～s 〗(屋根を支える )たる木 .r á ft ered 形容詞 たる木のついた .

 

rafter

raft er 2 名詞 ＝raftsman .