Definitions for: Gambrel

[n] a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
[adj] (of a roof) having two slopes each side of the ridge; "a big barn with a gambrel roof"

Webster (1913) Definition: Gam"brel, n. [OF. gambe, jambe leg, F. jambe. Cf.
Cambrel, Chambrel, and see Gambol. n.]
1. The hind leg of a horse.

2. A stick crooked like a horse's hind leg; -- used by
butchers in suspending slaughtered animals.

Gambrel roof (Arch.), a curb roof having the same section
in all parts, with a lower steeper slope and an upper and
flatter one, so that each gable is pentagonal in form.

Gam"brel v. t.
To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel. --Beau. & Fl.

Synonyms: gabled, gambrel roof

See Also: gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof

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