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What is a ridgepole?

What is a ridgepole? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached. [from 17th c.]
  2. A horizontal pole that supports the roof of a ridge tent [from 18th c.]
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That place on the downslope of the ridgepole looks like it needs replacing.
Don't he look ridiculous, sitting up there a-straddle of his ridgepole, with a tin-cup?
I received her as politely as I could, because I think she was sorry she dared me to walk a ridgepole.
One of the boat's masts was used for a ridgepole, and the oars for rafters.
The roof sloped from a high ridgepole directly to the platform floor in the rear.
In general this protection is already there and ventilation is provided by an evacuation chimney running along the buildings ridgepole.

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