[raf-ter, rahf-] 
| 1. | any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof. |
| 2. | British Dialect. to plow (a field) so that the soil of a furrow is pushed over onto an unplowed adjacent strip. |
[raf-ter, rahf-] | 1. | a person who engages in the sport or pastime of rafting. |
| 2. | a person who travels on a raft, esp. to flee a country. |
| raft·er 1 (rāf'tər) n. One who travels by raft. |
| raf·ter 2 (rāf'tər) n. One of the sloping beams that supports a pitched roof. [Middle English, from Old English ræfter.] raf'tered adj. |
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