catslide

catslide
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: cat (I) + slide (inclined plane)
: a side of a roof that slopes very low and often nearly to the ground (as in a saltbox house)

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/kat"sluyd'/, n.
(in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
[CAT1 + SLIDE]

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