Gambrel-roofed

//ˌɡambɹəlˈɹuːft// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a gambrel roof.

    "It was an unlovely colonial farmhouse, box-shaped and gambrel-roofed, fast falling into the ground."

Example

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"It was an unlovely colonial farmhouse, box-shaped and gambrel-roofed, fast falling into the ground."

Etymology

From gambrel roof + -ed.

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