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t. & i. [RAFT, 8.] A. Transitive: 1. To transport on a raft. 2. To unload and convey logs of timber from in rafts. "These casual men are not capable of rafting a ship." -Mayhew: London Labor and London Poor , iii. 305. B. In trans.: To unload logs of timber from ships, and float them away in rafts; to be engaged in rafting. "I had 18s. a week, when I first commenced rafting ."Mayhew: London Labor and London Poor , iii. 305. *raft, *rafte, pret . of v. & pa . par . [REAVE.] raft-er (1), s. [Eng. raft , v.; -er.] A laborer employed in conveying logs of wood from the ship in which they are imported in rafts to the shore; one who manages a raft.