GAVEL

n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A gable. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

2.
n.

A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle. Wright.

3.
n.

The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc.

4.
n.

A mason's setting maul. Knight.

5.
n.

Tribute; toll; custom. [Obs.] See Gabel. Cowell.


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