"hipped roof," 1851, short for gambrel roof (1763), so called for its shape, from gambrel "horse's hind leg" (c. 1600), earlier "wooden bar to hang carcasses" (1540s), perhaps from Old North French gamberel, from gambe "leg," from Late Latin gamba (see gambol).
权威例句
1. Heel is exorbitant, walk flabby, easy sprain gambrel, cause sufficient painful, lumbago.
鞋跟过高, 走路不稳, 易扭伤踝关节, 引起足痛 、 腰痛.
2. Activity of double foot gambrel suffers after art be restricted, how to restore excuse me?