ˈgambrəl, ˈgaam- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Old North French gamberel crooked stick used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals, diminutive of (assumed) Old North French gambier crooked stick used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals (variant of Old North French jambier ), from Old North French gambe leg, from Late Latin gamba, camba
1. : the hock of an animal (as a horse)
2. or gambrel stick : a stick or iron crooked like a horse's hind leg and used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals
3. : gambrel roof