RAFTER


Meaning of RAFTER in English

1. n. each of the sloping beams forming the framework of a roof.

Derivatives:

raftered adj.

Etymology: OE r{aelig}fter, rel. to RAFT(1) 2. n.1 a person who rafts timber.

2 a person who travels by raft.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.