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hip rafter

[′hip ‚raf·tər]
(building construction)
A diagonal rafter extending from the plate to the ridge of a roof.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

hip rafter

A rafter located at the junction of the sloping sides of a hip roof. See also: Rafter
Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture Copyright © 2012, 2002, 1998 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved

hip rafter, angle rafter, angle ridge

hip rafter
A rafter placed at the junction of the inclined planes forming a hipped roof.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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