gable end

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noun

an end wall bearing a gable.

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Origin of gable end

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

OTHER WORDS FROM gable end

gable-ended, adjective

Words nearby gable end

gabfest, gabion, gabionade, gable, gabled, gable end, gable roof, gablet, gable window, Gabo, Gabon

How to use gable end in a sentence

In a few minutes, the gable end where the chimney was built, in its turn, sank into the abyss.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence|Eugne Sue
I found my uncle at the gable-end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
He took the King's Son outside and showed him a dry narrow water-tank at the gable end of the house.
The King of Ireland's Son|Padraic Colum
He made his way through woods and thickets, and mighty glad he was when he saw the tank at the gable-end of the house.
The King of Ireland's Son|Padraic Colum

Viewed from the rear, his style of architecture is gothic, and he has a gable-end, to which his tail is attached.
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 1|Robert H. Newell

British Dictionary definitions for gable end

gable end

noun

the end wall of a building on the side which is topped by a gable

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