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gam·brel
(găm′brəl)n.
1. The hock of a horse or other animal.
2. A frame used by butchers for hanging carcasses by the legs.
[French dialectal gamberel, from Old North French, from gambe, leg, from Late Latin gamba, hoof; see gambol.]
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gambrel
(ˈɡæmbrəl)n
1. (Zoology) the hock of a horse or similar animal
2. a frame of wood or metal shaped like a horse's hind leg, used by butchers for suspending carcasses of meat
3. (Architecture) short for gambrel roof
[C16: from Old Northern French gamberel, from gambe leg]
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gam•brel
(ˈgæm brəl)n.
1. 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.
[1540–50; < Old North French gamberel, akin to French jambier legging, jambe leg]
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| Noun | 1. |  gambrel - a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steepergable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof, saddleback - a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end |
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