·- A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one.
·vt To cover with a roof. II. Roof ·vt To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter. III. Roof ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
[House] ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·- A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclinat...
the garret. Suff. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
See rough-tree. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book