"roof tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: roof trees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From roof + tree. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|roof|tree}} roof + tree Head templates: {{en-noun}} roof tree (plural roof trees)
  1. (archaic) The ridgepole of a peaked roof, especially that of a house. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-roof_tree-en-noun-VSyZlX5T
  2. (figurative) By extension: a peaked roof, especially of a house; by further extension: a house, a dwelling structure, a building used as a home. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-roof_tree-en-noun-Fz2wZ4Fu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rooftree, roof-tree

Inflected forms

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