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Webster 1913 Edition
Jerkinhead
Jer′kin-headˊ
,Noun.
(Arch.)
The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.
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jerkinhead
jerkinhead
English
Noun
jerkinhead (plural jerkinheads)
- (architecture) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.