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corbiestep

American  
[kawr-bee-step] / ˈkɔr biˌstɛp /

noun

  1. any of a series of steplike portions of a masonry gable that terminate the gable above the surface of the roof.

Etymology

Origin of corbiestep

First recorded in 1800–10; corbie + step

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