rafter
nounIn building, one of the beams which give the slope of a roof, and to which is secured the lath or other framework upon which the slate or other outer covering is nailed.
Same as carline, 2.
In anatomy, a trabecule or trabeculum.
One who is employed in rafting timber, or transporting it in rafts, as from a ship to the shore.
To form into or like rafters.
