cavel
1 of 4noun (1)
cav·el
ˈkavəl,
-ev-,
-āv-
plural -s
dialectal, British
: a lot determined by a cast
cavel
2 of 4transitive verb
"
cavelled; cavelled; cavelling
-v(ə)liŋ,
-lə̇n
; cavels dialectal, British
: to allot or apportion according to lots cast
the working positions cavelled by the miners
cavel
3 of 4noun (2)
plural -s
obsolete
: a mean fellow
cavel
4 of 4variant of kevel:1
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Middle Dutch kavele; akin to Old Norse kefli stick of wood
Noun (2)
Middle English kevell, perhaps from Old Norse kefli stick of wood