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/jerr"kin hed'/, n.a roof having a hipped end truncating a gable. Also called shreadhead.[1835-45; orig. uncert.]
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Jerkinhead — Jer kin*head , n. (Arch.) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jerkinhead — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by jerkin) (I) of kirkinhead : a hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height leaving a truncated gable * * * /jerr kin hed /, n. a roof having a hipped end… … Useful english dictionary
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shreadhead — ˈs(h)redˌhed noun Etymology: perh from obsolete English shread shred (from Middle English shrede) + English head : jerkinhead * * * /shred hed /, n. jerkinhead. [1835 45; perh. obs. shread SHRED + HEAD] … Useful english dictionary
Jerkin — The word jerkin can mean: * A garment: see Jerkin (garment). * Falconer s term for a male gyrfalcon. * In architecture the term jerkin roof, or Jerkinhead, is applied to a particular form of gable end, the gable being cut off half way up the roof … Wikipedia
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shreadhead — /shred hed /, n. jerkinhead. [1835 45; perh. obs. shread SHRED + HEAD] * * * … Universalium
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