raftered


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raft·er 1

 (răf′tər)
n.
One who travels by raft.

raf·ter 2

 (răf′tər)
n.
One of the sloping beams that supports a pitched roof.
[Middle English, from Old English ræfter.]
raf′tered adj.

raf·ter 3

(răf′tər)
n.
A group or flock, especially of wild turkeys.
[Probably raft + -er.]
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Adj.1.raftered - having the rafters especially having them visible; "a raftered ceiling"
ceilinged - provided with a ceiling especially the overhead interior surface; "the large beam-ceilinged living room"
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A hammock is slung to the rough raftered roof of the main room, as an extra bed.
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It was a fine apartment in which we found ourselves, large, lofty, and heavily raftered with huge baulks of age-blackened oak.
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