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Gambrel roof

A hipped roof with a small gable at the ridge or the vernacular equivalent of a mansard roof.

Gauged brickwork

Use of lightly fired bricks (called rubbers or rubbing bricks), of a uniform, sandy consistency, that can be cut or rubbed to allow fine joints in arches or quoins.