English Explanatory Dictionary

gavelock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spear or dart.
  2. An iron crowbar.

Word forms

gavelock gavelocks

Etymology

From Middle English gavelock, from Old English gafeluc (“spear, javelin”), from gafol (“fork”) + -uc (diminutive suffix). Compare Old Norse gaflak, Icelandic gaflok, Old French gavelot, glavelot, French javelot, Irish gabhal (“fork”), Welsh gaflach (“fork, dart”). More at gaff, gaffle and javelin.

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