- another name for ridgepole
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roof•tree
(ro̅o̅f′trē′, rŏŏf′-),USA pronunciation n.
- Buildingthe ridgepole of a roof.
- Buildingthe roof itself.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see roof, tree
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