Definition of gambrels:
(n) :
(architecture) A gambrel roof.
(n) :
The hind leg of a horse; the hock.
(n) :
A kind of meathook shaped roughly like a horse's hind leg.
(v) :
To truss or hang up using a gambrel.
(n) :
(chiefly historical and obsolete outside dialects) A bar, usually metal, with a central loop and a hook at each end, used to hang a carcass for butchering.
(n) :
A surname.