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jack rafter

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jack rafter [′jak ‚raf·tər]
(building construction)
A short, secondary, or simulated rafter.
jack rafter
jack rafter
Any rafter that is shorter than the usual length of the rafters used in the same building; esp. occurs in hip roofs.
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The Rafters Rafters are designated as main or principal rafters, hip rafters, jack and valley rafters and plain rafters The long rafters in a pyramidal roof are called hip rafters; the shorter ones cutting against the hips are called the jack rafters The Rafters Rafters are designated as main or principal rafters, hip rafters, jack and valley rafters and plain rafters.
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