Gable

n. [Formerly written also gavel; Norm. Fr. gable, gable, L. Lat. gabulum; Lat. gabulus, a kind of gallows, Ger. gabel, O. H. Ger. gabala, Icel. gafl, fork, N. H. Ger. giebel, M. H. Ger. gibel, O. H. Ger. gibil, gable, house-top.] (Arch.) The vertical triangular end of a house or other building, from the cornice or eaves to the top. Gwilt.

Gable roof, the sloping roof which forms a gable. — Gable window, a window in a gable, or pointed at top like a gable.

n. A cable. [Obs.] Chapman.