kevel

kevel
kevel1
/kev"euhl/, n. Naut.
a sturdy bit, bollard, etc., on which the heavier hawsers of a ship may be secured.
[1225-75; ME kevile < AF L clavicula little key (clavi(s) key + -cula -CULE1); doublet of CLAVICLE]
kevel2
/kev"euhl/, n.
a hammer for the rough dressing of stone, having one square face and one pyramidal face.
[1325-75; ME kevell, of uncert. orig.]

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