GAMBREL

Gambrel

A gambrel or gambrel roof is a usually symmetrical two-sided roof with two slopes on each side. The upper slope is positioned at a shallow angle, while the lower slope is steep. This design provides the advantages of a sloped roof while maximizing headroom inside the building's upper level and shortening what would otherwise be a tall roof. The name comes from the Medieval Latin word gamba, meaning horse's hock or leg. The term gambrel is of American origin, the older, European name being a curb roof. Europeans historically did not distinguish between a gambrel and a Mansard but called both types a Mansard. In the U.S.A., various ...

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gambrel

Noun

  1. The hind leg of a horse.
  2. A bar, usually metal, with a central loop and a hook at each end, used to hang a carcass for butchering.
  3. A gambrel roof.

Verb

  1. To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel.


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