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kevel

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kev⋅el

1  [kev-uhl]
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–noun Nautical.
a sturdy bit, bollard, etc., on which the heavier hawsers of a ship may be secured.
Origin:
1225–75; ME kevile < AF ≪ L clāvicula little key (clāvi(s) key + -cula -cule 1 ); doublet of clavicle

kev⋅el

2  [kev-uhl]
–noun
a hammer for the rough dressing of stone, having one square face and one pyramidal face.
Origin:
1325–75; ME kevell, of uncert. orig.
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kev·el   (kěv'əl)   
n.  A sturdy belaying pin for the heavier cables of a ship.

[Middle English kevil, from Old French keville, wooden peg, from Latin clāvicula, diminutive of clāvis, key.]
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