Definition of jerkin head in English:

jerkin head

noun

Architecture

The end of a roof that is hipped for only part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.
〔建筑〕（斜坡式）山墙尖
jerkin-head gable
Example sentencesExamples
- The added roof was a steeply pitched interweaving of red tile and jerkin-head gables culminating in a giant chimney on one side.
- The double-tract building with a vestibule on the axis had a pitched roof with jerkin heads and was covered with shingle.
- New structures should have jerkin heads, the roof gradient should be 33%, and the roofs should be tiled.
- To the north of the main gable, there extends a roof ridge terminating in a jerkin-head side gable.
- This center-entrance house has a wide-span porch, its gabled peak blunted by a jerkin head, a popular roof form for bungalows.

Origin

Mid 19th century: perhaps from an alteration of jerking (from the jerk¹ (verb)) + head; compare also with earlier kirkin-head (apparently arbitrarily formed from kirk) in the same sense.

Definition of jerkin head in US English:

jerkin head

noun

Architecture

The end of a roof that is hipped for only part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.
〔建筑〕（斜坡式）山墙尖
jerkin-head gable
Example sentencesExamples
- New structures should have jerkin heads, the roof gradient should be 33%, and the roofs should be tiled.
- The added roof was a steeply pitched interweaving of red tile and jerkin-head gables culminating in a giant chimney on one side.
- The double-tract building with a vestibule on the axis had a pitched roof with jerkin heads and was covered with shingle.
- This center-entrance house has a wide-span porch, its gabled peak blunted by a jerkin head, a popular roof form for bungalows.
- To the north of the main gable, there extends a roof ridge terminating in a jerkin-head side gable.

Origin

Mid 19th century: perhaps from an alteration of jerking (from the jerk (verb)) + head; compare also with earlier kirkin-head (apparently arbitrarily formed from kirk) in the same sense.

词汇	jerkin head
释义	Definition of jerkin head in English: jerkin head noun Architecture The end of a roof that is hipped for only part of its height, leaving a truncated gable. 〔建筑〕（斜坡式）山墙尖 jerkin-head gable Example sentencesExamples The added roof was a steeply pitched interweaving of red tile and jerkin-head gables culminating in a giant chimney on one side. The double-tract building with a vestibule on the axis had a pitched roof with jerkin heads and was covered with shingle. New structures should have jerkin heads, the roof gradient should be 33%, and the roofs should be tiled. To the north of the main gable, there extends a roof ridge terminating in a jerkin-head side gable. This center-entrance house has a wide-span porch, its gabled peak blunted by a jerkin head, a popular roof form for bungalows. Origin Mid 19th century: perhaps from an alteration of jerking (from the jerk¹ (verb)) + head; compare also with earlier kirkin-head (apparently arbitrarily formed from kirk) in the same sense. Definition of jerkin head in US English: jerkin head noun Architecture The end of a roof that is hipped for only part of its height, leaving a truncated gable. 〔建筑〕（斜坡式）山墙尖 jerkin-head gable Example sentencesExamples New structures should have jerkin heads, the roof gradient should be 33%, and the roofs should be tiled. The added roof was a steeply pitched interweaving of red tile and jerkin-head gables culminating in a giant chimney on one side. The double-tract building with a vestibule on the axis had a pitched roof with jerkin heads and was covered with shingle. This center-entrance house has a wide-span porch, its gabled peak blunted by a jerkin head, a popular roof form for bungalows. To the north of the main gable, there extends a roof ridge terminating in a jerkin-head side gable. Origin Mid 19th century: perhaps from an alteration of jerking (from the jerk (verb)) + head; compare also with earlier kirkin-head (apparently arbitrarily formed from kirk) in the same sense.
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