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The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself.

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  1. n. The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself.
  2. n. 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 rafters
  3. The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself. Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the rooftree fall. Tennyson.
  4. The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself.Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the rooftree fall.Tennyson.
  5. n 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 rafters