Definition of Jerkinhead. Meaning of Jerkinhead. Synonyms of Jerkinhead

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Definition of Jerkinhead

Jerkinhead
Jerkinhead Jer"kin*head`, n. (Arch.) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.

Meaning of Jerkinhead from wikipedia

- A hip roof, hip-roof or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downward to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope, with variants including...
- upwards and shaped to resemble steps. A-frame Half-hipped (clipped gable, jerkinhead): A combination of a gable and a hip roof (pitched roof without changes...
- and Frying Pan River red sandstone, while the roof line is done in a jerkinhead, or half-hip roof style. The entrance is flanked by medieval-inspired...
- medium-sized hotels of Cape May, New Jersey. With its broad porches and jerkinhead dormers in the mansard, it conveys the character of the resort after the...
- 1746 and is a simple rectangular brick building with a wood-shingled jerkinhead roof. The Baptist movement had gained significant ground in England and...
- jacket. Jerkin may also refer to: Falconer's term for a male gyrfalcon Jerkinhead roof, a roof with a squared-off gable Jerkin', a hip hop dance movement...
- County, Maryland. It is known for the two-story brick central block with a jerkinhead roof, which contains one large ground-floor room. On either side are one-story...
- constructed in 1867 and is a two-story, three bay frame residence with a jerkinhead metal roof. It features a decorative sawn bargeboard in a picturesque...
- distinctive front gable is known as a "Jerkinhead" roof, a combination of a gable and hipped roof. The hallmark of a Jerkinhead is in the gable rising up vertically...
- cross plan, Tudor Revival style brown brick building. It features a jerkinhead roof with deep overhanging eaves and a double peak, half-timbered gable...