gambrel

[ gam-bruhl ]

/ ˈgæm brəl /

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noun

the hock of an animal, especially of a horse.

Also called gambrel stick . a wood or metal device for suspending a slaughtered animal.

Origin of gambrel

1540–50; <Old North French gamberel, akin to French jambier legging, jambe leg

Words nearby gambrel

gamblers' fallacy, gambling, gambling house, gamboge, gambol, gambrel, gambrel roof, Gambrinus, gambusia, game, gamebag

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Example sentences from the Web for gambrel

It was quite an old frame-building, two stories high, with a gambrel roof and tall chimneys.
Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home|Bayard Taylor
The opposite end is very different, and has a hipped or gambrel gable.
Homes of American Statesmen|Various
The Star and the Crescent have fitted up one room under the gambrel very tastefully.
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall
It is a square wooden edifice, with gambrel roof and deep-set window-frames.
The Story of a Bad Boy|Thomas Bailey Aldrich

The next roof-form, built from early colonial days, and popular a century ago, was what was known as the gambrel roof.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for gambrel

gambrel

/ (ˈɡæmbrəl) /

noun

the hock of a horse or similar animal

a frame of wood or metal shaped like a horse's hind leg, used by butchers for suspending carcasses of meat

short for gambrel roof

Word Origin for gambrel

C16: from Old Northern French gamberel, from gambe leg

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	gambrel
释义	gambrel [ gam-bruhl ] / ˈgæm brəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gambrel ON THESAURUS.COM noun the hock of an animal, especially of a horse. Also called gambrel stick . a wood or metal device for suspending a slaughtered animal. Origin of gambrel 1540–50; <Old North French gamberel, akin to French jambier legging, jambe leg Words nearby gambrel gamblers' fallacy, gambling, gambling house, gamboge, gambol, gambrel, gambrel roof, Gambrinus, gambusia, game, gamebag Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gambrel It was quite an old frame-building, two stories high, with a gambrel roof and tall chimneys. Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home\|Bayard Taylor The opposite end is very different, and has a hipped or gambrel gable. Homes of American Statesmen\|Various The Star and the Crescent have fitted up one room under the gambrel very tastefully. The College, the Market, and the Court\|Caroline H. Dall It is a square wooden edifice, with gambrel roof and deep-set window-frames. The Story of a Bad Boy\|Thomas Bailey Aldrich The next roof-form, built from early colonial days, and popular a century ago, was what was known as the gambrel roof. Home Life in Colonial Days\|Alice Morse Earle British Dictionary definitions for gambrel gambrel / (ˈɡæmbrəl) / noun the hock of a horse or similar animal a frame of wood or metal shaped like a horse's hind leg, used by butchers for suspending carcasses of meat short for gambrel roof Word Origin for gambrel C16: from Old Northern French gamberel, from gambe leg Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gambrel house, ceiling, parapet, covering, shelter, slate, crown, dome, cupola, summit, rafter, canopy, truss, gable, palate
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gambrel

noun

Origin of gambrel

Words nearby gambrel

Example sentences from the Web for gambrel

British Dictionary definitions for gambrel

noun

Word Origin for gambrel

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