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kevel

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  1. A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.

Word origin

From English dialect kevil, cavel (“rod, pole, a large hammer”), from Middle English kevel, *kavel (“a large stonemason's hammer”), from Old Norse kefli, kafli n (“a cylinder, stick, piece of wood”) and Old Norse kefli, kafli m (“a piece cut off, buoy, piece”). Compare Icelandic kefli (“cylinder, a stick, mangle”), and Danish kievle (“a roller”).

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  • […] the pasan is the most frequent, then the corinne, which differs very little from the kevel, and the proper gazelle […]

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