What does "raftering" mean?

The practice by which land is raftered (turning the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge).

What is a synonym for "raftering"?

Common synonyms include: raftsman, angle rafter, balk, balk, batten, baulk.

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Noun

1
The practice by which land is raftered (turning the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge). UK, countable, uncountable
"It is nearly the same thing on stubble land as raftering is on grass land."
2
The set of rafters (sloped beams) of a building or similar construction. countable, uncountable
"A simple and very primitive mode of connecting rough rafterings, where all the strength seems to be depending on a pin, is given by Fig. 9."

Verb

"It is nearly the same thing on stubble land as raftering is on grass land."

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