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gavel I. gav·el \ˈgavəl\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gafol, from the stem of giefan to give — more at give 1. : periodic payment (as of rent or tribute) to a superior in ancient and medieval England whether in service or produce 2. obsolete : interest on money : usury II. ga·vel \ˈgāvəl\ chiefly Scotland variant of gable III. gav·el \ˈgavəl\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old North French gavelle sheaf, bundle of fagots, perhaps from (assumed) Vulgar Latin cavella, diminutive of Late Latin cavus, from Latin, hollow — more at cave 1. : a quantity of mowed grain sufficient to make a sheaf; especially : grain dropped in a straight pile from a cradle or reaper after cutting 2. a. : a bundle (as a sheaf or shock) of grain, hay, or straw b. Britain : a bundle of straw or reeds ready for use in thatching IV. gavel transitive verb (gaveled or gavelled ; gaveled or gavelled ; gaveling or gavelling \-v(ə)liŋ\ ; gavels) Etymology: Middle English gavelen, from gavel, n. : to rake or collect (grain or hay) in gavels V. gavel noun (-s) Etymology: short for gavelkind 1. : gavelkind 2 2. : a body of joint tenants (as under gavelkind) that are usually blood relatives VI. gavel transitive verb (gaveled or gavelled ; gaveled or gavelled ; gaveling or gavelling \-v(ə)liŋ\ ; gavels) : to subject to or distribute according to the custom of gavelkind VII. gavel noun (-s) Etymology: origin unknown 1. : a mason's setting maul 2. a. : the mallet of a presiding officer (as in a legislative body, public assembly, court) b. : a mallet used (as by an auctioneer) to attract or command attention or to confirm an act (as of selling) VIII. gavel transitive verb (gaveled or gavelled ; gaveled or gavelled ; gaveling or gavelling \-v(ə)liŋ\ ; gavels) 1. : to demand, require, or force by use of the gavel usually with disregard of parliamentary courtesies < a sound that the presiding officer … gaveled into silence — F.G.Slaughter > 2. : to declare arbitrarily without regard to parliamentary practice — compare steamroller |