(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of reave

One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads. / A flock of turkeys.

(transitive) To make (timber, etc.) into rafters. / (transitive) To furnish (a building) with rafters.

A raftsman.

Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish. / Low-class; disreputable; vulgar.

(Britain) Acronym of Royal Air Force Association.

A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize. / (obsolete) A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes.

(transitive) To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off. / (intransitive) To participate in a raffle.

refuse; rubbish

(military) A short, intense burst of artillery fire from a number of weapons fired with the intention of overwhelming resistance or routing an attacking force.