gam·brel (g m br l)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.] |
gambrel [ˈgæmbrəl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) short for gambrel roof
[from Old Northern French gamberel, from gambe leg]
hockshin, gambrel - The underside of the thigh is the hockshin or gambrel.
See also related terms for thigh.
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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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