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kevel¹

Where it comes from

From English dialect kevil, cavel (“rod, pole, a large hammer”), from Middle English kevel, *kavel (“a large stonemason's hammer”), from Old Norse kefli, kafli n (“a cylinder, stick, piece of wood”) and Old Norse kefli, kafli m (“a piece cut off, buoy, piece”). Compare Icelandic kefli (“cylinder, a stick, mangle”), and Danish kievle (“a roller”).

noun kevels · kevil · cavel · cavil

  1. A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
  2. A stonemason's hammer.

kevel²

Where it comes from

From Middle English kevel. More at cavel.

noun kevels

  1. alternative Alternative form of cavel (“gag”).

kevel³

noun kevels

  1. A gazelle. […] the pasan is the most frequent, then the corinne, which differs very little from the kevel, and the proper gazelle […]

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@misc{kevel_2026,
  title = {kevel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kevel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}