Plough vs. Rafter

Ploughnoun

A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.

Ploughnoun

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Ploughnoun

alternative form of ploughland|nodot=1, an alternative name for a carucate or hide.

Ploughnoun

A joiner's plane for making grooves.

Ploughnoun

A bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.

Ploughverb

(transitive) To use a plough on to prepare for planting.

Ploughverb

(intransitive) To use a plough.

Ploughverb

To have sex with.

Ploughverb

To move with force.

Ploughverb

To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.

Ploughverb

(nautical) To run through, as in sailing.

Ploughverb

(bookbinding) To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough.

Ploughverb

(joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.

Ploughverb

To fail (a student).

Ploughnoun

See Plow.

Ploughnoun

a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

Ploughnoun

a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing

Ploughverb

move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil;

Ploughverb

to break and turn over earth especially with a plow;

Plough

A plough or plow (US; both ) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting. Ploughs were traditionally drawn by oxen and horses, but in modern farms are drawn by tractors.

Rafternoun

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.

Rafternoun

flock of turkeys

Rafternoun

A raftsman.

Rafterverb

(transitive) To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.

Rafterverb

(transitive) To furnish (a building) with rafters.

Rafterverb

To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.

Rafternoun

A raftsman.

Rafternoun

Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the roof. See Illust. of Queen-post.

Rafterverb

To make into rafters, as timber.

Rafterverb

To furnish with rafters, as a house.

Rafterverb

To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge.

Rafternoun

one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

Rafternoun

someone who travels by raft

Rafterverb

provide (a ceiling) with rafters

Rafter

A rafter is one of a series of sloped structural members such as wooden beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the wall plate, downslope perimeter or eave, and that are designed to support the roof shingles, roof deck and its associated loads. A pair of rafters is called a couple.