gavelock

n. 标枪, 铁撬

词形变化

gavelocks 复数 gavelocks

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A spear or dart.

    废旧 罕用
  2. 2.

    An iron crowbar.

    苏格兰 废旧

词源

From Middle English gavelock, from Old English gafeluc (“spear, javelin”), from gafol (“fork”) + -uc (diminutive suffix). Compare Old Norse gaflak, Icelandic gaflok, Old French gavelot, glavelot, French javelot, Irish gabhal (“fork”), Welsh gaflach (“fork, dart”). More at gaff, gaffle and javelin.

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