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gambrel /gamˈbrəl/ noun- The hock of a horse
- A crooked stick used by butchers for hanging carcases on
- A gambrel roof
ORIGIN: OFr gamberel; cf Fr gambier a hooked stick gambrel roof noun - In the UK, a hipped roof in which the upper parts of the hipped ends take the form of a small vertical gable end
- In the USA, a roof with the lower part at a steeper pitch than the upper (called a mansard-roof in the UK)
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