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Wall panels and wardrobe doors opened to reveal, variously, a garden, a snowdrift, and a deer carcass hanging on a gambrel.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
On Valley Falls Road in Vernon, the historic red barn, built between 1875 and 1920 features a gambrel bank style and with a cupola and a timber frame structure.
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2024
Thread the gambrel through the natural holes in the hind legs (between the bone and thick tendon) and hoist your deer.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Sep. 2023
On Shelter Island, a 10,000-square-foot gambrel-style house with a 150-foot dock on Peconic Bay closed for $9.1 million last month after sitting on the market, initially at $10.9 million for two to three years.
—New York Times, 14 May 2021
Hanging an animal on a gambrel, particularly in a meat locker, is cleaner and easier.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 20 Nov. 2020
The class started by hanging the deer on a gambrel to secure it off the ground and separate its hind legs.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2020
Look for a gambrel with an integrated block and tackle to give a mechanical advantage when lifting heavy game.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 3 Jan. 2020
Roof styles included a mix of gable, hip, gambrel and jerkin-head.
—Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2019
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
On Valley Falls Road in Vernon, the historic red barn, built between 1875 and 1920 features a gambrel bank style and with a cupola and a timber frame structure.
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2024
Thread the gambrel through the natural holes in the hind legs (between the bone and thick tendon) and hoist your deer.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Sep. 2023
On Shelter Island, a 10,000-square-foot gambrel-style house with a 150-foot dock on Peconic Bay closed for $9.1 million last month after sitting on the market, initially at $10.9 million for two to three years.
—New York Times, 14 May 2021
Hanging an animal on a gambrel, particularly in a meat locker, is cleaner and easier.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 20 Nov. 2020
The class started by hanging the deer on a gambrel to secure it off the ground and separate its hind legs.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2020
Look for a gambrel with an integrated block and tackle to give a mechanical advantage when lifting heavy game.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 3 Jan. 2020
Roof styles included a mix of gable, hip, gambrel and jerkin-head.
—Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2019
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“Gambrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gambrel. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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