See Also: cambrel(dictionary)

cambrel (iou)



cambrel noun. obsolete exc. dial. In sense 2 also chambrel. LME.
[Sense 1 perh. from Anglo-Norman var. of Old French chambril lath; sense 3 prob. rel. to Welsh cambren crooked tree, bent stick, swingletree, butcher's cambrel, etc., from cam crooked (see CAM adjective & adverb) + pren wood, stick. Cf. GAMBREL.]
A spatula. Only in LME.
The hock of a horse's hind leg. E17.
A bent piece of wood or iron used by butchers to hang carcasses on. M17.