Gam"brel (?), n. [OF. gambe,
jambe leg, F. jambe. Cf. Cambrel,
Chambrel, and see Gambol. n.]
1. The hind leg of a horse.
2. A stick crooked like a horse's hind leg; -
- used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals.
Gambrel roof (Arch.), a curb roof
having the same section in all parts, with a lower steeper slope and
an upper and flatter one, so that each gable is pentagonal in
form.
Gam"brel v. t. To truss or hang up
by means of a gambrel. Beau. & Fl.