rafterlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɑːftələs/,

/ˈraftələs/, U.S.

/ˈræftərləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rafter n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < rafter n.¹ + -less suffix.

Having no rafters.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [adjective] > having no rafters

rafterless1854

1854 ‘G. Greenwood’ Haps & Mishaps vii. 128 This is a picturesque, roofless, rafterless edifice, in a good state of preservation.

1882 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Gaz. 26 Feb. 3/5 Each individual hair on our sparsely covered head will rise and knock chunks of plaster off our rafterless room.

1943 L. B. Lyon Evening in Stepney 20 Who tremble, yet dare not call On the crushed bones to bear witness And rafterless heaven to fall.

2004 Jrnl. & Courier (Lafayette, Indiana) (Nexis) 4 Jan. 110 a The improvement most cited by shelter regulars is a rafterless design that gives birds no place to roost.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rafterless
释义	rafterlessadj. Brit. /ˈrɑːftələs/, /ˈraftələs/, U.S. /ˈræftərləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rafter n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < rafter n.¹ + -less suffix. Having no rafters. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [adjective] > having no rafters rafterless1854 1854 ‘G. Greenwood’ Haps & Mishaps vii. 128 This is a picturesque, roofless, rafterless edifice, in a good state of preservation. 1882 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Gaz. 26 Feb. 3/5 Each individual hair on our sparsely covered head will rise and knock chunks of plaster off our rafterless room. 1943 L. B. Lyon Evening in Stepney 20 Who tremble, yet dare not call On the crushed bones to bear witness And rafterless heaven to fall. 2004 Jrnl. & Courier (Lafayette, Indiana) (Nexis) 4 Jan. 110 a The improvement most cited by shelter regulars is a rafterless design that gives birds no place to roost. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1854
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