jack rafter

Noun

  • One of the shorter rafters used in constructing a hip or valley roof.
  • Any secondary roof timber, such as the common rafters resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves in some styles of building.

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