"sloping timber of a roof," Old English ræftras (West Saxon), reftras (Mercian), both plural, related to Old Norse raptr "log," from Proto-Germanic *raf-tra-, from PIE *rap-tro-, from root *rep- "stake, beam."
raffia
raffish
raffle
Rafflesia
raft
rafter
rag
raga
ragamuffin
rag-bag
rag-doll
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