- Rafter
- Raf|terder; -s, -: (Jargon) jmd., der Rafting betreibt.
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Rafter — Raft er (r[.a]ft [ e]r), n. A raftsman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rafter — Raft er, n. [AS. r[ae]fter; akin to E. raft, n. See {Raft}.] (Arch.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rafter — Raft er, v. t. 1. To make into rafters, as timber. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish with rafters, as a house. [1913 Webster] 3. (Agric.) To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rafter — (n.) sloping timber of a roof, O.E. ræftras (W.Saxon), reftras (Mercian), both plural, related to O.N. raptr log (see RAFT (Cf. raft) (n.1)), from P.Gmc. *raf … Etymology dictionary
rafter — rȁfter m DEFINICIJA 1. sport onaj koji se bavi raftingom 2. splavar ETIMOLOGIJA vidi raft … Hrvatski jezični portal
rafter — ► NOUN ▪ a beam forming part of the internal framework of a roof. DERIVATIVES raftered adjective. ORIGIN Old English, related to RAFT(Cf. ↑rafting) … English terms dictionary
rafter — rafter1 [raf′tər, räf′tər] n. [ME < OE ræfter; akin to ON raptr, log < IE base * rep , post, beam] any of the boards or planks that slope from the ridge of a roof to the eaves and serve to support the roof: see FRAME rafter2 [raf′tər,… … English World dictionary
Rafter — Patrick Rafter Nationalität: Australien Geburtstag: 28. Dezember 1972 Größe: 185 cm Gewicht: 86 kg 1. Profisaison: 1991 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Rafter — This unusual surname recorded in the spellings of Rafter, Raftiss and Wrafter, is Irish. It seems to originate from the popular clan name of O Raferty, as it seems that in the registers of County Mayo, the spellings are quite interchangeable upto … Surnames reference
rafter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. beam, timber, crosspiece, joist. See support. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. beam, timber, crossbeam, roof beam, rib, common rafter, hip rafter, jack rafter, valley rafter; see also beam 1 , timber 2 . III… … English dictionary for students
Rafter — /ˈraftə/ (say rahftuh) noun Pat(rick), born 1972, Australian tennis player; US Open champion 1997, 1998; Australian of the Year 2002. Pat Rafter was born in Mount Isa, Qld. He became a professional tennis player in 1991. As well as his wins in… …
