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gambrel — noun Etymology: perhaps from Middle French dialect (Norman) gamberel, from gambe leg, from Late Latin gamba Date: 1547 a stick or iron for suspending slaughtered animals … New Collegiate Dictionary
gambrel — /gam breuhl/, n. 1. the hock of an animal, esp. of a horse. 2. Also called gambrel stick. a wood or metal device for suspending a slaughtered animal. [1540 50; < ONF gamberel, akin to F jambier legging, jambe leg] * * * … Universalium
gambrel — hipped roof, 1851, short for gambrel roof, so called for its shape, from gambrel horse s hind leg (c.1600), earlier wooden bar to hang carcasses (1540s), perhaps from O.N.Fr. gamberel, from gambe leg, from L.L. gamba (see GAMBOL (Cf. gambol)) … Etymology dictionary
gambrel — [ gambr(ə)l] noun 1》 a roof having a shallower slope above a steeper one on each side. 2》 Brit. a hipped roof with a small gable forming the upper part of each end. Origin C16 (in the sense bent piece of wood or iron , later joint in the upper… … English new terms dictionary
gambrel — gam•brel [[t]ˈgæm brəl[/t]] n. 1) zool. dch the hock of an animal, esp. of a horse 2) Also called gam′brel stick . a wood or metal device for suspending a slaughtered animal • Etymology: 1540–50; < ONF gamberel, akin to F jambier legging,… … From formal English to slang
gambrel — /ˈgæmbrəl/ (say gambruhl) noun 1. the hock of an animal, especially of a horse. 2. Also, cambrel. a curved rod which pierces both hind shanks of a carcass of beef, lamb, etc., so that the carcass can be hung symmetrically. {Old North French… …
gambrel — n. (in full gambrel roof) 1 Brit. a roof like a hipped roof but with gable like ends. 2 US = curb roof. Etymology: ONF gamberel f. gambier forked stick f. gambe leg (from the resemblance to the shape of a horse s hind leg) … Useful english dictionary
gam|brel — «GAM bruhl», noun. 1. the hock of a horse or other animal. 2. U.S. = gambrel roof. (Cf. ↑gambrel roof) 3. a curved frame of metal or wood used by butchers for hanging slaughtered animals. ╂[< Middle French gamberel < Old North French gambe… … Useful english dictionary
