gambrel-roofed

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English

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Etymology

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From gambrel roof +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɡambɹəlˈɹuːft/, /ˌɡambɹəlˈɹuːvd/

Adjective

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gambrel-roofed (comparative more gambrel-roofed, superlative most gambrel-roofed)

  1. Having a gambrel roof.
    • 1974, Karl Edward Wagner, Sticks:
      It was an unlovely colonial farmhouse, box-shaped and gambrel-roofed, fast falling into the ground.