See Also: gambrel(dictionary)

gambrel (iou)



gambrel noun. Now chiefly US & dial. M16.
[Old Northern French gamberel, from gambier forked stick, from gambe var. of jambe leg: see JAMB, -REL. Cf. GAMBLE noun1, CAMBREL.]
= CAMBREL 3. M16.
The joint in the upper part of a horse's hind leg, the hock; = CAMBREL 2. E17.
b. (The underside of) a person's thigh. M18.
In full gambrel roof. A curb roof; Brit. a hip-roof with a small gable forming the upper part of each end. M18.