gambrel
pronunciation
How to pronounce gambrel in British English: UK ['gæmbrəl]
How to pronounce gambrel in American English: US ['gæmbrəl]
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- Noun:
- a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
Word Origin
- gambrel (n.)
- "hipped roof," 1851, short for gambrel roof (1763), so called for its shape, from gambrel "horse's hind leg" (c. 1600), earlier "wooden bar to hang carcasses" (1540s), perhaps from Old North French gamberel, from gambe "leg," from Late Latin gamba (see gambol).
Example
- 1. So , how should do after gambrel sprain ?
- 2. How does gambrel sprain do ?