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cambrel

English

Noun

cambrel (plural cambrels)

  1. Obsolete form of gambrel.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)

Anagrams

  • clamber, cramble

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gable

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??e?.b?l/
  • Rhymes: -e?b?l

Etymology 1

The southern English term gable probably came from Old French gable (compare modern French gâble), from Old Norse gafl. The northern form gavel is perhaps also akin to Old Norse gafl, masculine, of the same meaning (confer Swedish gavel, Danish gavl). See gafl for more etymology information.

Noun

gable (plural gables)

  1. (architecture) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).
Derived terms
Translations
See also
  • pediment
  • peaked roof
  • pitched roof

Etymology 2

Noun

gable (plural gables)

  1. A cable.

Anagrams

  • Gebal, bagel, gabel, galbe, gleba

German

Verb

gable

  1. inflection of gabeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

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