Phrase guide
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noun
The ridgepole of a peaked roof, especially that of a house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
By extension: a peaked roof, especially of a house; by further extension: a house, a dwelling structure, a building used as a home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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History
From roof + tree.
