English Explanatory Dictionary

jerkinhead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.

Word forms

jerkinhead jerkinheads

Etymology

From jerkin + head.

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