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rooftree

[ roof-tree, roof- ]

noun

  1. the ridgepole of a roof.
  2. the roof itself.


rooftree

/ ˈ°ù³ÜË´ÚËŒ³Ù°ù¾±Ë /

noun

  1. another name for ridgepole
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rooftree1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; roof, tree
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Example Sentences

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But even while he pondered and decided, the god of earthquake heaved a wave against him high as a rooftree and of awful gloom.

I wanted to go to the rooftree of Maine to start my trip before turning west.

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The roof was gone--burned off; but the rooftree, charred and soot-begrimed, still ran from gable to gable.

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Storks have been known to have abandoned the rooftree on which for years they had built their nest, and in every case the forsaken house was burnt during the summer.

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Another is that the rooftree bends above an unbroken band, and that disease with its fell touch lingers the other side of the threshold of the little home.

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