gambrel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
    gambrel roof.

WordNet

Gam"brel noun
Etymology
OF. gambe, jambe leg, F. jambe. Cf. Cambrel, Chambrel, and see Gambol. n.
Definitions
  1. The hind leg of a horse.
  2. A stick crooked like a horse's hind leg; -- used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals.
Gam"brel transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel. Beau. & Fl.

Webster 1913