rooftree

Noun
Synonyms: ridgeridgepole

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of raftersSynonyms: ridgeridgepole
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rooftree \Roof"tree`\, n. The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself. [1913 Webster]

Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the rooftree fall. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

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