About The Word Gambrel
Learn about the word Gambrel to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Gambrel definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Gambrel
| Gambrel Definition And Meaning |
|---|
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. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Cutting ‐ the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the…
- Family entolomataceae ‐ a family of fungi belonging to the order…
- Cacodemon ‐ (Greek) an…
- Tomahawk ‐ weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American indians…
- Request ‐ a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an…
- Genus corchorus ‐ widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially…
- Visual cortex ‐ the cortical area that receives information from the lateral…
- Dublin ‐ capital and largest city and major port of the Republic…
- Crusade ‐ a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a…
- Administrative unit ‐ a unit with administrative…