| 释义 |
rafter
I. raf·ter \ˈraftə(r), ˈraaf-, ˈraif-, ˈrȧf-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ræfter; akin to Middle Low German rafter, rachter rafter, Old Norse raptr
1. : one of the often sloping beams that support a roof — compare hip rafter, jack rafter, valley rafter; see roof illustration
2. or rafter bird : spotted flycatcher
II. rafter verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. : to furnish (as a house) with rafters
2. dialect England : to plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge : ridge 2a
intransitive verb
: to override and underrun one another — used of pieces of ice under pressure
III. raft·er noun
(-s)
Etymology: raft (III) + -er
: one who by walking on floating logs or booms or working from a boat maneuvers logs into position and binds them into rafts that can be towed to a mill — called also boom man, raffman, raftsman
IV. rafter noun
(-s)
Etymology: raft (IV) + -er
: flock — used especially of turkeys |