Gavel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Gavel	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Gavel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gavel n a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gavel \Gav"el\ (g[acr]v"[ecr]l), n. A gable. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gavel \Gav"el\, n. [OF. gavelle, F. javelle, prob. dim. from L. capulus handle, fr. capere to lay hold of, seize; or cf. W. gafael hold, grasp. Cf. {Heave}.] A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle. --Wright.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gavel \Gav"el\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] 1. The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc. 2. A mason's setting maul. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gavel \Gav"el\, n. [OF. gavel, AS. gafol, prob. fr. gifan to give. See {Give}, and cf. {Gabel} tribute.] (Law) Tribute; toll; custom. [Obs.] See {Gabel}. --Cowell.