JERKINHEAD

Meaning of JERKINHEAD in English

/jerr"kin hed'/ , n.

a roof having a hipped end truncating a gable. Also called shreadhead .

[ 1835-45; orig. uncert. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

JERKINHEAD — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by jerkin ) (I) of kirkinhead : a hipped part of a roof which …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JERKINHEAD — (n.) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated …
Английский словарь Webster
JERKINHEAD — ( n. ) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JERKINHEAD — noun the hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated …
Webster English vocab
JERKINHEAD — полувальма
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
SHREADHEAD — ˈs(h)redˌhed noun Etymology: perh from obsolete English shread shred (from Middle English shrede ) + English head : jerkinhead
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KIRKINHEAD — ˈkərkə̇nˌhed noun Etymology: perhaps irregular from kirk (I) + head : jerkinhead
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLIPPED GABLE — noun Etymology: clip (III) : jerkinhead
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHREADHEAD — /shred"hed'/ , n. jerkinhead. [ 1835-45; perh. obs. shread SHRED + HEAD ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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