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.
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.
a horizontal beam that serves to prevent two other structural members from separating while forming the base of a triangular truss for a pitched roof.