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jerkinhead

jerkinhead logo #22641truncated gable with a lipped roof
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Jerkinhead

Jerkinhead logo #21002• (n.) 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 logo #22203Gable roof with hipped end; also called hipped gable
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Jerkinhead

Jerkinhead logo #20972Jer'kin·head` noun (Architecture) 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 logo #21217In architecture a jerkinhead or jerkin-head is the end of a roof when it is formed into a shape intermediate between a gable and a hip, the gable rising about halfway to the ridge, so as to have a truncated shape, and the roof being hipped or inclined backward from this level.
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