- gam|brel
- 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.
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gam|brel-roofed — «GAM bruhl ROOFT, RUFT», adjective. having a gambrel roof … Useful english dictionary
gam — gam·ba; gam·bade; gam·bel; gam·ben; gam·be·son; gam·bet; gam·bette; gam·bia; gam·bi·ae; gam·bi·an; gam·bier; gam·bist; gam·bler; gam·bo; gam·boge; gam·brel; gam·bu·sia; gam·e·lan; gam·e·tan·gial; gam·e·tan·gi·um; gam·e·tog·o·ny; gam·e·toid;… … English syllables
brel — cam·brel; ex·um·brel·la; gam·brel; tim·brel; tum·brel; whim·brel; um·brel·la; ex·um·brel·lar; … English syllables
gambrel — gam·brel … English syllables
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 roof — gam′brel roof′ n. archit. a gable roof, each side of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one • Etymology: 1755–65, amer … From formal English to slang
Gambrel — Gam brel v. t. To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gambrel — Gam brel, n. [OF. gambe, jambe leg, F. jambe. Cf. {Cambrel}, {Chambrel}, and see {Gambol}. n.] 1. The hind leg of a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. A stick crooked like a horse s hind leg; used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gambrel roof — Gambrel Gam brel, n. [OF. gambe, jambe leg, F. jambe. Cf. {Cambrel}, {Chambrel}, and see {Gambol}. n.] 1. The hind leg of a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. A stick crooked like a horse s hind leg; used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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