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Rooftree

Rooftree Meaning & Definition
Rooftree Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rooftree?

[n] a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rooftree: ridge | ridgepole

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See Also | beam | gable roof | saddle roof | saddleback | saddleback roof

Rooftree In Webster's Dictionary

\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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