noun
Etymology: rafter (I)
: a dam formed by long horizontal timbers set at an angle to the banks and meeting in the center of the stream like the rafters of a roof principal
noun
Etymology: rafter (I)
: a dam formed by long horizontal timbers set at an angle to the banks and meeting in the center of the stream like the rafters of a roof principal
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012