"rafter" in the noun sense
1. rafter, balk, baulk
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
2. raftsman, raftman, rafter
someone who travels by raft
"rafter" in the verb sense
1. rafter
provide (a ceiling) with rafters
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