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jack rafter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
jack- rafter
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the shorter rafters used in constructing a hip roof.

British usage

noun

Any secondary roof timber, such as the common rafters resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves in some styles of building.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

jack rafters (plural)

Questions

What does jack rafter mean?
One of the shorter rafters used in constructing a hip roof.

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