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gambrel Definition


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gambrel
noun
    1. The hock of a horse.
    (Brit)
    2a. archit.
      A hipped roof in which the upper parts of the hipped ends take the form of a small vertical gable end;
      Form: gambrel roof (also)
    (N Amer)
    2b. archit.
      A roof with the lower part at a steeper pitch than the upper.
      Form: gambrel roof (also)
Etymology: 16c: from French gamberel.



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