Usually means: Short rafter between main rafters.
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  1. jack rafter: Merriam-Webster
  2. jack rafter: Collins English Dictionary
  3. jack-rafter, jack rafter: Wordnik
  4. jack rafter: Wiktionary
  5. jack rafter: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Jack rafter, jack rafter: Dictionary.com
  7. jack rafter: FreeDictionary.org
  8. jack rafter: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

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  1. jack rafter: Encyclopedia

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  1. Jack rafter: Construction Glossary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (jack rafter)

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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