crosspiece vs rafter

crosspiece

noun
  • A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something. 

  • A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with pins for belaying the running rigging. 

rafter

noun
  • 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 raftsman. 

  • A flock of turkeys. 

verb
  • To furnish (a building) with rafters. 

  • To make (timber, etc.) into rafters. 

  • To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge. 

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