rafter : Idioms & Phrases

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Heel of a rafter

  • . (Arch.) See Heel, n., 7.
Webster 1913

Hip rafter

  • (Arch.), the rafter extending from the wall plate to the ridge in the angle of a hip roof.
Webster 1913

Jack rafter

  • (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United States, any secondary roof timber, 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.
Webster 1913

Valley rafter, ∨ Valley piece

  • (Arch.), the rafter which supports the valley.
Webster 1913