GAM'BREL, noun The hind leg of a horse. Hence, in America, a crooked stick used by butchers. A hipped roof is called a gambrel-roof.
GAM'BREL, verb transitive To tie by the leg.
Webster's Dictionary 1828
GAM'BREL, noun The hind leg of a horse. Hence, in America, a crooked stick used by butchers. A hipped roof is called a gambrel-roof.
GAM'BREL, verb transitive To tie by the leg.