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gable¹
- /ˈɡeɪ.bəl/
Rhymes with -eɪbəl
Where it comes from
The southern English term gable probably came from Old French gable (compare modern French gâble), from Old Norse gafl. The northern form gavel is perhaps also akin to Old Norse gafl, masculine, of the same meaning (compare Swedish gavel, Danish gavl). See gafl for more etymology information.
noun gables
- The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches). It was a queer sort of place—a gable-ended old house, one side palsied as it were, and leaning over sadly.
gable²
- /ˈɡeɪ.bəl/
Rhymes with -eɪbəl
noun gables
- A cable. First, striking sail, their tacklings then they loosed. And (with their gables stoop'd) their mast imposed Into the mast-room.
Gable³
- /ˈɡeɪbəl/
Where it comes from
* As an English surname, related to the noun gable.
* As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Gabel. Also see Göbel and Goebel.
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gable end, gable wall, bobble, apex, pediment, roof peak, ridge, roof ridge, peak, gable roof, stepped gable, crowstep, pignon, fronton, gable window, gablet
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Talk about this word "gable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gable "gable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gable.Cite this
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