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English usage and grammar
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The plural of roof is roofs.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/roof
It's cherry-picking if you only use one dictionary. It's present in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rooves
Ultimately I'd never use it. It's archaic and not in common enough use generally to feel good to use. Similar to monkies as the archaic version of monkeys.