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Webster 1913 Edition


Gavelock

Gav′e-lock

,
Noun.
[OE.
gaveloc
a dart, AS.
gafeluc
; cf. Icel.
gaflok
, MHG.
gabil[GREEK]t
, OF.
gavelot
,
glavelot
, F.
javelot
, Ir.
gabhla
spear, W.
gaflach
fork, dart, E.
glave
,
gaff
]
1.
A spear or dart.
[R. & Obs.]
2.
An iron crow or lever.
[Scot. & North of Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Gavelock

GAV'ELOCK

,
Noun.
An iron crow.

Definition 2024


gavelock

gavelock

English

Noun

gavelock (plural gavelocks)

  1. (rare, obsolete) A spear or dart.
  2. (Britain, Scotland, dialect) An iron crow or lever.