[gam-bruh
l] 
| 1. | the hock of an animal, esp. of a horse. |
| 2. | Also called gambrel stick. a wood or metal device for suspending a slaughtered animal. |
| gam·brel (gām'brəl) n.
[French dialectal gamberel, from Old North French, from gambe, leg, from Late Latin gamba, hoof; see gambol.] |
