auxiliary rafter
1auxiliary rafter — noun : a rafter used to strengthen the principal rafter in a truss * * * 1. a rafter reinforcing a principal rafter. 2. a rafter reinforcing a diagonal member of a queen post truss. Also called cushion rafter …
2auxiliary rafter — 1. a rafter reinforcing a principal rafter. 2. a rafter reinforcing a diagonal member of a queen post truss. Also called cushion rafter. * * * …
3cushion rafter. — See auxiliary rafter. [1810 20] * * * …
4cushion rafter. — See auxiliary rafter. [1810 20] …
5Jack rafter — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …
6subprincipal — /sʌbˈprɪnsəpəl/ (say sub prinsuhpuhl) noun 1. an assistant or deputy principal. 2. Carpentry an auxiliary rafter or additional supporting member. 3. Music (in an organ) a sub bass of the open diapason class …
7sub|prin|ci|pal — «suhb PRIHN suh puhl», noun. 1. an assistant or deputy principal, as of a school or university. 2. an auxiliary rafter in the framework of a roof. 3. Music. a subbass of the open diapason class in an organ …
8Alliaria officinalis — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …
9Blue jack — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …
10boccaccio — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …
