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Jerkinhead

Webster's Dictionary

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Jerkinhead'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​j/jerkinhead.html. 1828.