gambrel
noun
- 1
The hind leg of a horse.
- 2
(chiefly historical and obsolete outside dialectal) A bar, usually metal, with a central loop and a hook at each end, used to hang a carcass for butchering.
- 3
A gambrel roof.
verb
- 1
To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel.
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