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OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Gavel" Definition
noun
A maul used by masons in fitting stones.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A small mallet used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer to signal for attention or order or to mark the conclusion of a transaction.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Tribute or rent in ancient and medieval England.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Rent or tribute in medieval England.
Source: Merriam-Webster
A mallet used (as by a presiding officer or auctioneer) for commanding attention or confirming an action (as a vote or sale).
Source: Merriam-Webster
verb-transitive
To bring about or compel by using a gavel: "The chairman . . . tries to gavel the demonstration to an end” ( New Yorker).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To bring or force by use of a gavel .
Source: Merriam-Webster
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