noun One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
noun A flock of turkeys.
verb To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
verb To furnish (a building) with rafters.
verb To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.