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jerkinhead

jerkinhead noun: the hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.

Noun

jerkinhead (plural jerkinheads)

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

Forms of jerkinhead

pluraljerkinheads

Origin of jerkinhead

From jerkin + head.

Questions about jerkinhead

What does jerkinhead mean?
Jerkinhead means the hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.
What part of speech is jerkinhead?
Jerkinhead is a noun.
What is the plural of jerkinhead?
The plural of jerkinhead is jerkinheads.

Words near jerkinhead in the dictionary

  1. jerking over
  2. jerking the gherkin
  3. jerking up
  4. jerkingly
  5. jerkings
  6. jerkinhead
  7. jerkinheads
  8. jerkins
  9. jerkish
  10. jerkishly
  11. jerkishness

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