gable end

an end wall bearing a gable.

Origin of gable end

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

ga·ble-end·ed, adjective

gaberones, gabfest, gabion, gabionade, gable, gable end, gable roof, gable window, gabled, gablet, gabo

It turned out that some of the neighbours disapproved of the gable-end just added to the servants' quarters of our new house.

Intimate China |Mrs. Archibald Little
His father lived in the upper story of a house with its gable-end to the street.

The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 |Various
By the side of the edge of the gable-end of the house the plaster was broken away, forming a hole, which led under the roof.

The Romance of Natural History, Second Series |Philip Henry Gosse
He made his way through woods and thickets, and mighty glad he was when he saw the tank at the gable-end of the house.

The King of Ireland's Son |Padraic Colum

Gunston Hall, on the other hand, reverted to the gable-end form.

The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia |C. Malcolm Watkins

gable end

the end wall of a building on the side which is topped by a gable