[raf.ter] n [ME, fr. OE raefter; akin to ON raptr rafter] (bef. 12c): any of the parallel beams that support a roof--see ridgepole illustration -- raf.tered adj
[2]raft.er n [
[2]raft] (1809) 1: one who maneuvers logs into position and binds them into rafts
2: one who travels by raft