ˈridge-tree
[ridge n.1]
= ridge-pole 2.
| 1641 Best Farm. Bks. (Surtees) 148 They will sowe downe theire thatch in fower places,..lastly, aboute a yard or more belowe the ridge-tree. 1793 Smeaton Edystone L. §100 Planks being well spiked down upon the ridge-tree and upon the sills on each side. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. Farm I. 187 If a slated roof is adopted, there should be a ridge-tree 10 inches broad by 2 inches thick. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educ. II. 100. |