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Gambrel

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Noun

1. gambrel, gambrel roof

a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gambrel

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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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Gambrel

see synonyms of gambrel
noun
1. 
the hock of a horse or similar animal
2. 
a frame shaped like a horse's hind leg, used by butchers for hanging carcasses
3.  US
gambrel roof

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gambrel

see synonyms of gambrel
n.
1. The hock of a horse or other animal.
2. A frame used by butchers for hanging carcasses by the legs.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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