rafter snapper
A very cold night.
When the rafter-snapper roared through here in March, there wasn't so much as a wet basement.
rafter
UK /ˈɹɑːftə(ɹ)/ US /ˈɹæftəɹ/
noun 3verb 3name 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
ordinary, straight
VERB + RAFTER
fire, head, reached
PREP.
on
Definitions
noun
1
One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
[…] the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters
2
A flock of turkeys.
verb
1
To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
2
To furnish (a building) with rafters.
3
To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.
noun
1
A raftsman.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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[…] the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters
Wiktionary02
Mary tried to smither her way out of the dark basement but hit her head on the rafter and fainted.
Tatoeba · #511973903
The curvilinear roof gives beauty to the design as well as affording more head room inside than the ordinary straight rafter.
Tatoeba · #1210075604
The fire reached the rafter.
Tatoeba · #13589142Usage Notes
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