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(rf, rf) noun
1. The exterior upper covering of a building.
2. Any top covering, as of a car or oven.
3. A house; home.
4. The most elevated part of anything; top; summit.
—v.t. To cover with or as with a roof. [OE hrōf]
a. Common rafters.
b. Purlin.
c. Kingpost.
d. Ridge pole.
e. Principal rafters.
. Struts.
g. Pole plate.
h. Tie beams.
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