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gable

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
gable /ˈɡābəl, ˈɡeɪbəl /
▸ noun the part of a wall that encloses the end of a pitched roof:
a house with mock-Tudor gables.
▪ (also gable end) a wall topped with a gable.
▪ a gable-shaped canopy over a window or door.
– DERIVATIVES
gabled /ˈɡābəld, ˈɡeɪbəld / adjective
– ORIGIN Middle English : via Old French from Old Norse gafl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gaffel and German Gabel ‘fork’ (the point of the gable originally being the fork of two crossed timbers supporting the end of the rooftree).