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Definition of Jerkinhead

Jerkinhead
Jerkinhead Jer"kin*head`, n. (Arch.) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.

Meaning of Jerkinhead from wikipedia

- A hip roof, hip-roof or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope (although a tented...
- upwards and shaped to resemble steps. A-frame Half-hipped (clipped gable, jerkinhead): A combination of a gable and a hip roof (pitched roof without changes...
- seen in the homes' entrance porticos with supporting columns and their jerkinhead roofs. The court is representative of the detached narrow, or open, form...
- facades, porches with brick walls, and stucco chimneys. Both gable and jerkinhead roofs were used to top the houses. The court was added to the National...
- jacket. Jerkin may also refer to: Falconer's term for a male gyrfalcon Jerkinhead roof, a roof with a squared-off gable Jerkin', a hip hop dance movement...
- surrounding a brick terrace in the rear. The house's hipped roof features jerkinhead ends at either side of the front facade; the front door and windows are...
- 1818 and 1829, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling. It has a jerkinhead roof and twin exterior end chimneys. It was the home of Joel Smith, who...
- houses are designed to resemble English cottages and have porches and jerkinhead roofs. D. M. Renton built the court in 1916. The court was listed on the...
- the Georgian style. It has a ba****t and is topped by a standing seam jerkinhead red tin roof. The main block is connected in the rear to a two-story modern...
- slightly higher than that of the front section, and terminates in a clipped "jerkinhead" gable. Originally built for the Woman's Club of Newport, in 1976, the...