gavel

gav·el ¹  (gvl)

n.

1. 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.

2. A maul used by masons in fitting stones.

tr.v. gav·eled also gav·elled, gav·el·ing also gav·el·ling, gav·els also gav·els

To bring about or compel by using a gavel: "The chairman . . . tries to gavel the demonstration to an end" (New Yorker).

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[Origin unknown.]

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gav·el ²  (gvl)

n.

Tribute or rent in ancient and medieval England.

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[Middle English, from Old English gafol; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

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gavel [gav-vl]

Noun

a small hammer used by a judge, auctioneer, or chairman to call for order or attention [origin unknown]

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Gavel the quantity of grain to make a sheaf; a bundle of hay, rushes, or similar grasses, 1611. See also math.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gavel - a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge beetle, mallet - a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

Translations

gavel [ˈgævl] n → marteau m

gavel [ˈgævl] n → Hammer m