Morpheme
Gambrel
Type
free base
Denotation
hock, animal hind leg
Etymology
of unknown origin; perhaps from Middle French *gamberel, *gambereau (gambereaulx), from gambier, jambier, from gambe, jambe; Old French jambe; Latin gamba, camba; Ancient Greek kampḗ
Evidence
gambrel, gambreled, gambreling, gambrelled, gambrelling, gambrels
Notes
<l> need not double (but can), especially with inflectional suffixes
