gambrel

noun

  1. 1

    The hind leg of a horse.

  2. 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. 3

    A gambrel roof.

verb

  1. 1

    To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel.

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