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cavel

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/kˈe͡ɪvə͡l/ (UK)

Definition of cavel

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (obsolete)A gag.
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noun

  1. (obsolete)A gag.
  2. (dialectal)A horse's bit.
  3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of kevel (“stonemason's hammer”).
  4. (dialectal, obsolete)The stick or runestaff used in casting lots; a lot.
  5. (dialectal, obsolete)A part, share, lot.
  6. (dialectal, obsolete)A parcel or allotment of land.

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

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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