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

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Middle Dutch kavele; akin to Old Norse kefli stick of wood

Noun (2)

Middle English kevell, perhaps from Old Norse kefli stick of wood

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