[ˈɡeɪbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a ridged roof
(e.g: a house with mock-Tudor gables)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Old Norse gafl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gaffel and German Gabel ‘fork’ (the point of the gable originally being the fork of two crossed timbers supporting the end of the roof-tree)