common rafter

common rafter

noun
a rafter having no function other than to bear roofing.


Origin:
1815–25
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Common rafter is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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