catslide
[ kat-slahyd ]
/ ˈkætˌslaɪd /
noun
(in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
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Words nearby catslide
cat's-ear, cat's eye, cat's-foot, Catskill Mountains, catskinner, catslide, cat's meow, cat's pajamas, cat's-paw, cat squirrel, cat's-tail
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Example sentences from the Web for catslide
A catslide roof is one in which the slope at the rear extends nearly the whole way to the ground.
Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century|Henry Chandlee Forman