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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ridgepole  \Ridge"pole`\,  n.  (Arch.) 
  The  timber  forming  the  ridge  of  a  roof,  into  which  the 
  rafters  are  secured. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ridgepole 
  n  :  a  beam  laid  along  the  ridge  of  a  roof;  provides  attachment 
  for  upper  end  of  rafters  [syn:  {ridge},  {rooftree}] 




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