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)
2b. archit.
- A roof with the lower part at a steeper pitch than the upper.
- Form: gambrel roof (also)
