*gambrel*

n. [ OF. gambe, jambe leg, F. jambe. Cf. Cambrel, Chambrel, and see Gambol. n. ] 1. The hind leg of a horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stick crooked like a horse's hind leg; -- used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gambrel roof (Arch.), a curb roof having the same section in all parts, with a lower steeper slope and an upper and flatter one, so that each gable is pentagonal in form. [ 1913 Webster ]