Gambrel roof definition a gable roof each side of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one.
Gambrel roofs define.
Gambrel synonyms gambrel pronunciation gambrel translation english dictionary definition of gambrel.
Gambrel a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper.
Gambrel roof definition is a roof with a lower steeper slope and an upper less steep one on each of its two sides.
The term is also used for a single mansard roof in france and germany.
A two sided roof with a double slope on each side the lower slope having the steeper pitch.
American heritage dictionary of the english language fifth.
Gambrel definition the hock of an animal especially of a horse.
An earlier reference from the dictionary of americanisms published in 1848 defines gambrel as a hipped roof of a house so called from the resemblance to the hind leg of a horse which by farriers is termed the gambrel websters dictionary also confusingly used the term hip in the definition of this roof.