English Explanatory Dictionary

kevel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
  2. A stonemason's hammer.
noun
  1. Alternative form of cavel (“gag”).
noun
  1. A gazelle.

Word forms

kevel kevels kevil cavel cavil

Etymology

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”).

Related words

gavel
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