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Gavel
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A gable. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle. Wright.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc.
2. A mason's setting maul. Knight.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Tribute; toll; custom. [Obs.] See Gabel. Cowell.