About The Word Gambrel
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Gambrel
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What's The Definition Of Gambrel?
[n] a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
[adj] (of a roof) having two slopes each side of the ridge; "a big barn with a gambrel roof" Synonyms | Synonyms for Gambrel: gabled | gambrel roof Related Terms | Find terms related to Gambrel: ankle | bayonet legs | bowlegs | calf | cnemis | drumstick | foreleg | gamb | gigot | ham | hind leg | hock | jamb | knee | leg | limb | podite | popliteal space | scissor-legs | shank | shin | stems | stumps | tarsus | trotters See Also | gable roof | saddle roof | saddleback | saddleback roof Gambrel In Webster's Dictionary \Gam"brel\, n. [OF. gambe, jambe leg, F. jambe. Cf.
{Cambrel}, {Chambrel}, and see {Gambol}. n.]
1. The hind leg of a horse.
2. A stick crooked like a horse's hind leg; -- used by
butchers in suspending slaughtered animals.
{Gambrel roof} (Arch.), a curb roof having the same section
in all parts, with a lower steeper slope and an upper and
flatter one, so that each gable is pentagonal in form.
\Gam"brel\ v. t. To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel. --Beau. & Fl. |
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