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1. (n.) gambrel
the hock of an animal, esp. of a horse.
2. gambrel
Also called gambrel stick. a wood or metal device for suspending a slaughtered animal.
Etymology: (1540–50; < ONF gamberel, akin to F jambier legging, jambe leg)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gambrel, gambrel roof
a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
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1. (noun) gambrel
the hind leg of a horse
2. (noun) gambrel
a stick crooked like a horse's hind leg; -- used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals
3. (verb) gambrel
to truss or hang up by means of a gambrel
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