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cavel
cavel (ˈkeɪvəl) n (Mining & Quarrying) NZ a drawing of lots among miners for an easy and profitable place at the coalface[C19: from English dialect cavel to cast lots, apportion]cavel
kevel, cavel, cavil1. A stone mason’s axe with a flat face for knocking off projecting angular points, and a pointed peen for reducing a surface to the desired form; also called a jedding axe. 2. A heavy timber, as a timber bolted between two stanchions. |