SINCE 1828
cavel
noun (1)
cav·el
| \ ˈkavəl, -ev-, -āv-\
plural -s
Definition of cavel
(Entry 1 of 4)
dialectal, British
: a lot determined by a cast
cavel
transitive verb
\ "\
cavelled;
cavelled;
cavelling\ -v(ə)liŋ , -lə̇n \;
cavels
Definition of cavel (Entry 2 of 4)
dialectal, British
: to allot or apportion according to lots cast
the working positions cavelled by the miners
cavel
noun (2)
plural -s
Definition of cavel (Entry 3 of 4)
obsolete
: a mean fellow
cavel
Definition of cavel (Entry 4 of 4)
variant of kevel:1
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