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Shoe :: Shoe (n.) An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.

Ridgepole :: Ridgepole (n.) The timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are secured..

Ancone :: Ancone (n.) The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter..

Blade :: Blade (n.) The principal rafters of a roof.

Ingrafter :: Ingrafter (n.) A person who ingrafts.

Whipstitch :: Whipstitch (v. t.) To rafter; to plow in ridges, as land..

Rafter :: Rafter (n.) Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the roof. See Illust. of Queen-post..

Grafter :: Grafter (n.) An instrument by which grafting is facilitated.

Plate :: Plate (n.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters..

Thrust :: Thrust (n.) The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them..

Firms :: Firms (a.) The principal rafters of a roof, especially a pair of rafters taken together..

Rifter :: Rifter (n.) A rafter.

Tiebeam :: Tiebeam (n.) A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall. See Illust. of Timbers, under Roof..

Lath :: Lath (n.) A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or plate is sometimes used..

Spar :: Spar (v. t.) Formerly, a piece of timber, in a general sense; -- still applied locally to rafters..

Smoky :: Smoky (superl.) Tarnished with smoke; noisome with smoke; as, smoky rafters; smoky cells..

Grafter :: Grafter (n.) The original tree from which a scion has been taken for grafting upon another tree.

Bargecourse :: Bargecourse (n.) A part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters, in buildings where there is a gable..

Yard :: Yard (v. i.) A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc..

Ashlering :: Ashlering (n.) The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets. See Ashlar, 2..

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