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▸ noun: (UK) One of the shorter rafters used in constructing a hip or valley roof.
▸ noun: (US) Any secondary roof timber, such as the common rafters resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves in some styles of building.
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▸ noun: (UK) One of the shorter rafters used in constructing a hip or valley roof.
▸ noun: (US) Any secondary roof timber, such as the common rafters resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves in some styles of building.
Similar:
rafter,
rake,
raftsman,
blade,
ridgepole,
firms,
ridge beam,
square roof,
purlin,
rabbet joint,
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