gambrel

Speech parts

1. gambrel - Noun

2. gambrel - Verb

3. Gambrel - Proper noun

Meaning

A stick crooked like a horse's hind leg; -- used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals.

To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gambrel roof house crown dome rafter summit truss marrowbone covering roof stem shelter ceiling knee canopy
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Antonyms

base nadir bottom floor dispute dissent
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Hypernyms

saddleback saddle roof gable roof saddleback roof

Phrases with the word

four-sided gambrel-style hip roof hipped gambrel roof

Anagrams

gambler

Examples

“He told us what we wanted to hear,” Gambrel said. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gambolling Gambone gambooge gambrel roof gambrel-roofed Gambrell