gambrel stick

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• gambrel stick — noun see gambrel 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• gambrel — /gam breuhl/, n. 1. the hock of an animal, esp. of a horse. 2. Also called gambrel stick. a wood or metal device for suspending a slaughtered animal. [1540 50; < ONF gamberel, akin to F jambier legging, jambe leg] * * * …   Universalium

• Gambrel — Gam brel, n. [OF. gambe, jambe leg, F. jambe. Cf. {Cambrel}, {Chambrel}, and see {Gambol}. n.] 1. The hind leg of a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. A stick crooked like a horse s hind leg; used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gambrel roof — Gambrel Gam brel, n. [OF. gambe, jambe leg, F. jambe. Cf. {Cambrel}, {Chambrel}, and see {Gambol}. n.] 1. The hind leg of a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. A stick crooked like a horse s hind leg; used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gambrel — n. (in full gambrel roof) 1 Brit. a roof like a hipped roof but with gable like ends. 2 US = curb roof. Etymology: ONF gamberel f. gambier forked stick f. gambe leg (from the resemblance to the shape of a horse s hind leg) …   Useful english dictionary

• gambrel — noun Etymology: perhaps from Middle French dialect (Norman) gamberel, from gambe leg, from Late Latin gamba Date: 1547 a stick or iron for suspending slaughtered animals …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gambrel — [ gambr(ə)l] noun 1》 a roof having a shallower slope above a steeper one on each side. 2》 Brit. a hipped roof with a small gable forming the upper part of each end. Origin C16 (in the sense bent piece of wood or iron , later joint in the upper… …   English new terms dictionary

• gambrel — gam•brel [[t]ˈgæm brəl[/t]] n. 1) zool. dch 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 • Etymology: 1540–50; < ONF gamberel, akin to F jambier legging,… …   From formal English to slang

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