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gambrel

[ gam-bruhl ]

noun

  1. the hock of an animal, especially of a horse.
  2. Also called gambrel stick. a wood or metal device for suspending a slaughtered animal.


gambrel

/ ˈɡæ³¾²ú°ùÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. the hock of a horse or similar animal
  2. a frame of wood or metal shaped like a horse's hind leg, used by butchers for suspending carcasses of meat
  3. short for gambrel roof
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gambrel1

1540–50; < Old North French gamberel, akin to French jambier legging, jambe leg
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gambrel1

C16: from Old Northern French gamberel, from gambe leg
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Great room, dining room, screened porches, Dutch barn gambrel roof, detached garage with guest apartment.

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The owner of a longtime Summerland antiques barn had died, and the "historically delightful" 1921 structure — complete with gambrel roof and grounds with potential — was available.

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Its interior has three and a half levels and a central silo, with four gambrel dormers spaced evenly around the edge and a cupola at the top.

On Shelter Island, he reads, gardens and kayaks between his Dutch gambrel cottage...

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River view, sitting porch with four Ionic columns, gambrel roof, two chimneys.

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