kevel

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English

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Etymology 1

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From English dialect kevil, cavel (rod, pole, a large hammer), from Middle English kevel, *kavel (a large stonemason's hammer), from Old Norse kefli, kafli n (a cylinder, stick, piece of wood) and Old Norse kefli, kafli m (a piece cut off, buoy, piece). Compare Icelandic kefli (cylinder, a stick, mangle), and Danish kievle (a roller).

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Noun

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kevel (plural kevels)

  1. (nautical) A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
  2. A stonemason's hammer.

See also

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Etymology 2

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From Middle English kevel. More at cavel.

Noun

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kevel (plural kevels)

  1. Alternative form of cavel (gag)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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kevel (plural kevels)

  1. A gazelle.
    • 1827, Conrad Malte-Brun, A system of universal geography:
      [] the pasan is the most frequent, then the corinne, which differs very little from the kevel, and the proper gazelle []

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