kevel

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
  2. Alternative form of cavel (“gag”). alt-of,alternative
  3. A gazelle.
    — […] the pasan is the most frequent, then the corinne, which differs very little from the kevel, and the proper gazelle […]
  4. A stonemason's hammer.

词形变化

kevels plural kevil alternative cavel alternative cavil alternative kevels plural kevels plural

词汇关系

相关词
gavel

词源

词源 1
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”).
词源 2
From Middle English kevel. More at cavel.
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