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auxil'iary raft'er




1. a rafter reinforcing a principal rafter.
2. a rafter reinforcing a diagonal member of a queen post truss. Also called cushion rafter.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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