cambrel noun.
['kambr(ǝ)l] obsolete exc.
dial. In sense 2 also
chambrel.
LME.[Sense 1 perh. from Anglo-Norman var. of Old French chambril lath; sense 3 prob. rel. to Welsh cambren crooked tree, bent stick, swingletree, butcher's cambrel, etc., from cam crooked (see CAM adjective & adverb) + pren wood, stick. Cf. GAMBREL.]1. A spatula. Only in
LME.2. The hock of a horse's hind leg.
E17.3. A bent piece of wood or iron used by butchers to hang carcasses on.
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