Definitions
A small mallet used by a judge, chair, or auctioneer.
Word origin
From Middle English gavel, from Old English gafol, from Proto-West Germanic *gabul, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną (“to give”), equivalent to give + -el.
Used in a sentence
“The judge gavelled for order in the courtroom after the defendant burst out with a confession.”
“The combination with a mechanical rake of the roof or screen herein described, or the equivalent thereof, to intervene and keep the gavel of grain collected on the platform separated during its discharge”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Auctioneer's hammer”5 letters
02“Judge's mallet”5 letters
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