Definition of Gambrels. Meaning of Gambrels. Synonyms of Gambrels

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Definition of Gambrels

Gambrel
Gambrel Gam"brel v. t. To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel. --Beau. & Fl.

Meaning of Gambrels from wikipedia

- slaughtered animals. Butcher's gambrels, later made of metal, resembled the two-sloped appearance of a gambrel roof when in use. Gambrel is also a term for the...
- hook is able to swivel, allowing the carc**** to be turned more easily. A gambrel hook or stick is a frame (shaped like a horse's hind leg) with hooks for...
- the upper pitches. In France and Germany, no distinction is made between gambrels and mansards – they are both called "mansards". In the French language...
- Colonial is a style of domestic architecture, primarily characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves along the length of the house. Modern versions...
- C****ina Gambrel Was Missing is a 1999 novel by William Watkins. Set against turbulent events in Memphis, Tennessee in the late 1970s, the novel concerns...
- James Conaway (1993), Plague of Dreamers by Steve Stern (1997); C****ina Gambrel Was Missing by William Watkins (1999); The Guardian by Beecher Smith (1999)...
- ground unless the pitch on one side is altered. Bonnet roof: A reversed gambrel or Mansard roof with the lower portion at a lower pitch than the upper...
- conversion, Velux, or Roof window conversion. The least po****r choices are Gambrel conversions and Hipped Roof conversion. Roof windows are often an attractive...
- top and bottom surfaces. Curb rafter: The upper rafters in a curb (kerb, gambrel, Mansard roof) roof. Hip rafter (angle rafter): The rafter in the corners...
- many large dairy barns were built in northern USA. These commonly have gambrel or hip roofs to maximize the size of the hay loft above the dairy roof...