If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post. King's Bench () Formerly, the highest court of common law in England; -- so called because the king used to sit there in person. It consisted of a chief ...
as the lights were strung from the rafters and the sunflowers filled my grandmother’s vases, a smile conquered my chubby cheeks and did not let loose for the next 48 hours. we transformed a dingy little taxidermy-filled lodge into my dream wedding getaway. ...
noun 1. the horizontal timber or member at the top of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are fastened. noun 1. a timber laid along the ridge of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are attached 2. the horizontal pole at the apex of a tentRead Also:...