KNEE RAFTER


Meaning of KNEE RAFTER in English

1. a rafter for maintaining the angle between a principal rafter and a tie or collar beam.

2. a rafter bent downward at the lower end. Also called crook rafter .

[ 1670-80 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .