gambrel

noun

Meaning

The hind leg of a horse.
(chiefly historical and obsolete outside dialectal) A bar, usually metal, with a central loop and a hook at each end, used to hang a carcass for butchering.
A gambrel roof.
To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

gabled(English)gambrel roof(English)roofed(English)hock(English)hamhock(English)ham hock(English)huckle(English)hanch(English)shingled(English)clapboard(English)dormer(English)roof(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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