catslide

American  

[kat-slahyd] / ˈkætˌslaɪd /

noun

1. (in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.

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Etymology

Origin of catslide

cat ( def. ) + slide

Example Sentences

A catslide roof is one in which the slope at the rear extends nearly the whole way to the ground.

From Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century by Forman, Henry Chandlee

Even so, the Virginian did not long relish an "ugly," though perhaps picturesque, catslide gable; therefore, he once more began to build symmetrically, at the same time keeping his little back "cells."

From Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century by Forman, Henry Chandlee