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/roohf"tree', roof"-/, n.1. the ridgepole of a roof.2. the roof itself.[1400-50; late ME; see ROOF, TREE]
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Rooftree — Roof tree , n. The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself. [1913 Webster] Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the rooftree fall. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rooftree — [ro͞of′trē΄, roof′trē΄] n. 1. the ridgepole of a roof 2. a roof … English World dictionary
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