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gambrel roof

noun

Definition of gambrel roof

: a roof with a lower steeper slope and an upper less steep one on each of its two sides — see roof illustration

Examples of gambrel roof in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 This style, which came to be called a gambrel roof, is also referred to as a barn roof, and became a fairly innovative feature for houses. — Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, "So What Is Dutch Colonial Style, Anyway?," 23 Oct. 2018

First Known Use of gambrel roof

1765, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for gambrel roof

perhaps from gambrel in sense "hock of a horse," compared to the shape of the roof

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