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rooftree

2 syllables
noun
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As a noun, rooftree means the primary beam of a roof.

Meanings of rooftree

3 meanings

noun

  1. The primary beam of a roof; the ridgepole; hence, the roof itself.

  2. figurativelyA home; a household.

  3. 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

    Similar: ridge, ridgepole

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a r…
ridgeridgepole

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