Definition of rafters:
(n) :
(architecture) 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.
(n) :
(collective) A flock of turkeys.
(v) :
(transitive) To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
(v) :
(transitive) To furnish (a building) with rafters.
(n) :
A raftsman.
(v) :
(UK, agriculture) To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.