Definition of gavel

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Gavel (n.) The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc..

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Gavel :: Gavel (n.) A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle..
Gaveloche :: Gaveloche (n.) Same as Gavelock.
Gavel :: Gavel (n.) A mason's setting maul.
Water Gavel :: Water gavel () A gavel or rent paid for a privilege, as of fishing, in some river or water..
Gavelet :: Gavelet (n.) An ancient special kind of cessavit used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent.
Gavelock :: Gavelock (n.) An iron crow or lever.
Gavelkind :: Gavelkind (n.) A tenure by which land descended from the father to all his sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying without issue, descended equally to his brothers. It still prevails in the county of Kent..
Gavel :: Gavel (n.) A gable.
Disgaveling :: Disgaveling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disgave.
Gavel :: Gavel (n.) The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc..
Disgavel :: Disgavel (v. t.) To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant; -- said of lands.
Gavel :: Gavel (n.) Tribute; toll; custom. [Obs.] See Gabel.
Gavelock :: Gavelock (n.) A spear or dart.
Disgaveled :: Disgaveled () of Disgave.
Disgaveled :: Disgaveled (imp. & p. p.) of Disgave.
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