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kevel
1[ kev-uhl ]
noun
- a sturdy bit, bollard, etc., on which the heavier hawsers of a ship may be secured.
kevel
2[ kev-uhl ]
noun
- a hammer for the rough dressing of stone, having one square face and one pyramidal face.
kevel
/ ˈkɛvəl /
noun
- nautical a strong bitt or bollard for securing heavy hawsers
- building trades a hammer having an edged end and a pointed end, used for breaking and rough-shaping stone
Word History and Origins
Origin of kevel1
Origin of kevel2
Word History and Origins
Origin of kevel1
Example Sentences
To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel.
I did not think it would have been very polite, Mr. Kevel, to mention it before--but the patient's hearing is a good deal impaired.
I wad hae gien a' the bodles the prelates threw me—the mair by token, I think, that the puir callant was writhing in the fire-flaughts o' their anger—for ae stroke wi' this kevel at the head o' yon culroun caitiff o' an executioner.
Ha, ha! guidmen, and true guidmen, and true!" cried the beggar, undaunted and laughing; "thank ye, my hinny, Lilly, for this green kevel!
The beggar was moving to the right and to the left with great rapidity; brandishing his huge kevel, and whispering something into the ears of his friends.
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