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Synonyms for rafter
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : raf-ter, rahf- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈræf tər, ˈrɑf- |
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Définition of rafter
Origin :- "sloping timber of a roof," Old English ræftras (West Saxon), reftras (Mercian), both plural, related to Old Norse raptr "log," from Proto-Germanic *raf-tra-, from PIE *rap-tro-, from root *rep- "stake, beam."
- noun beam
- As one end was made fast to a rafter, it hung dangling from the window.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Bravery » by Burt L. Standish
- The end of the rafter is cut at right angles, so the face-board is at an angle.
- Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
- Every pole, every beam, and every rafter of the frame, is all made of hollow bamboo.
- Extract from : « Fil and Filippa » by John Stuart Thomson
- I'll fix the noose and jump with it from the rafter, then you can look for me!
- Extract from : « The Power of Darkness » by Leo Tolstoy
- He took another grip on the rafter just as he would have let go.
- Extract from : « Children of the Tenements » by Jacob A. Riis
- He looked up at the rafter where his slab of bacon was always hung.
- Extract from : « The Children's Book of Christmas Stories » by Various
- A few of the slates had fallen away and exposed part of a rafter.
- Extract from : « By the Barrow River » by Edmund Leamy
- Again Kwayū struck at him and his spear stuck in the rafter.
- Extract from : « Seven Mohave Myths » by A. L. Kroeber
- The boy heard him but did not say a word, lying on top of a rafter.
- Extract from : « Seven Mohave Myths » by A. L. Kroeber
- He could not pull it out and left it hanging in the rafter; he went and sat at the door.
- Extract from : « Seven Mohave Myths » by A. L. Kroeber
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