# gambrel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡæmbɹəl/

## Definitions
1. The hind leg of a horse; the hock.
2. A bar, usually metal, with a central loop and a hook at each end, used to hang a carcass for butchering.
3. A kind of meathook shaped roughly like a horse's hind leg.
4. A gambrel roof.

## Etymology
Uncertain, perhaps from Old Northern French gamberel, from gambe (“leg”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gambrel