crow-steps. Corbel-, cat-, craw-, or corbie-steps forming the stepped tops of a gable, the crow-stone being the topmost stone at the apex. Crow-stepped (or cat-stepped) gables were common in Flemish, Netherlandish, North-German, and Scandinavian architecture, and influenced the design of buildings in East Anglia and Eastern Scotland.
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