Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The ridgepole of a roof.
- noun A roof.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The beam at the ridge of a roof; the ridge-pole.
- noun Hence The roof itself.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun figuratively A
home ;household .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
Etymologies
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Examples
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His rooftree was the Arizona sky, and his home the place where his adopted master camped at night.
Partners of Chance Henry Herbert Knibbs 1909
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The correct costume had to be hand-made by each individual or 'rooftree' (family group) and while the everyday 'habit' of
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"rooftree," but another instinct, as deeply rooted, and more ready to exhibit itself, was also moving within him.
Viking Boys Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby 1891
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Kel lumbered back up into the air to perch on the rooftree of one of the log houses.
Elephant in the City 2010
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To see the woman they should be struggling on the rooftree to become
Tart's Poetry Corner 2007
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To see the woman they should be struggling on the rooftree to become
Tart's Poetry Corner 2007
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Jamie was sitting astride the rooftree, rocking to and fro over one hand, which he held curled into his belly.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005
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Jarmin had to stoop to fit under the rooftree, and he shoved Skif roughly down onto the pallet, and gestured impatiently at his tunic.
Take A Thief Lackey, Mercedes 2001
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Now he sat on the rooftree with his back against one of the chimneys, using its bulk to conceal his silhouette, and took deep, slow breaths to calm himself.
Take A Thief Lackey, Mercedes 2001
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He slipped over the rooftree to the next chimney; the hatch into the crawl space was just on the other side of it.
Take A Thief Lackey, Mercedes 2001
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