plural of rafter

plural of Rafter

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.

Having rafters (often of a specified kind).

present participle of rafter

(UK) The practice by which land is raftered (turning the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge). / The set of rafters (sloped beams) of a building or similar construction.

A surname.

plural of raftering