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Entry 5 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Gavel

/(găv"ĕl)/ · Gav·el · IPA /ˈɡæ.vəl/
01 n. A gable.
  1. 1.
    A gable.[Prov. Eng.]
02 n. A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle.
  1. 1.
    A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle.
03 n. The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc.
  1. 1.
    The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc.
  2. 2.
    A mason's setting maul.
04 n. Tribute; toll; custom. [Obs.] See Gabel.
  1. 1.
    Tribute; toll; custom. [Obs.] See Gabel.(Law) [Obs.] See: Gabel