Meaning of ROOFTREE
| Pronunciation: | | r'ooftr`ee
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[n] a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters |
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ROOFTREE is a 8 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | ridge, ridgepole |
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| | See Also: | | beam, gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Roof"tree`\, n.
The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself.
Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the
rooftree fall. --Tennyson.
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