rafter
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1. rafter - Noun
2. rafter - Verb
3. Rafter - Proper noun
Meaning
A raftsman.
Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the roof. See Illust. of Queen-post.
To make into rafters, as timber.
To furnish with rafters, as a house.
To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge.
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2000s Pat Rafter playing for the Australia Davis Cup team in 2001.
A Canadian rafter rescued a coyote pup during a trip in Saskatchewan and nursed it back to health.
At a media conference, Hewitt mentioned plans to retire after the 2016 Australian Open to become the captain of the Australian Davis Cup team after Pat Rafter moved on from the position, becoming the seventh man to captain the team.
At the 1999 French Open, Rafter drew future World No. 1 and 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in the first round, making him the first ever opponent of Federer in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.
At Wimbledon, they met again in the semifinals, where Agassi lost another close match to Rafter, 8–6 in the fifth set.
July 1999 saw Rafter holding the world No. 1 men's singles ranking for one week, making him the shortest-reigning world No. 1 in ATP tour history.