Definitions for gambrelˈgæm brəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gam•brelˈgæm brəl(n.)
the hock of an animal, esp. of a horse.
Category: Zoology, Dogs, Cats, and Horses
Also called gam′brel stick`. a wood or metal device for suspending a slaughtered animal.
Origin of gambrel:
1540–50; < ONF gamberel, akin to F jambier legging, jambe leg
Princeton's WordNet
gambrel, gambrel roof(noun)
a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
Wiktionary
gambrel(Noun)
A bar, usually metal, with a central loop and a hook at each end, used to hang a carcass for butchering.
gambrel(Noun)
a roof that has two pitches on each side, where the upper roof area has less slope than the lower roof areas.
Webster Dictionary
Gambrel(noun)
the hind leg of a horse
Gambrel(noun)
a stick crooked like a horse's hind leg; -- used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals
Gambrel(verb)
to truss or hang up by means of a gambrel
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"gambrel." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/gambrel>.