Bible Dictionaries
Rafter

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) One who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting.

(2):

(n.) The original tree from which a scion has been taken for grafting upon another tree.

(3):

(n.) An instrument by which grafting is facilitated.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Rafter'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/rafter.html. 1828.