cavel

带缆柱, 羊角

词形变化

cavels 复数

别名

cavil kevel kevil

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A gag.

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  2. 2.

    A horse's bit.

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  3. 1.

    Alternative form of kevel (“stonemason's hammer”).

  4. 1.

    The stick or runestaff used in casting lots; a lot.

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  5. 2.

    A part, share, lot.

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  6. 3.

    A parcel or allotment of land.

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词源

From Middle English *kavel, kevel, from Old English cæfl (“gag, bit, muzzle”), possibly from or akin to Old Norse kafli, kefli (“a piece of wood, gag”).

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