See Also: GAVEL(law)
gavel(dictionary)
gavel(7)(dictionary)
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gavel(1)(dictionary)
water gavel(medicine)

gavel(4) (iou)



gavel noun4. Orig. US. E19.
[Origin unkn.]
A stonemason's mallet. E19.
An auctioneer's hammer; a small hammer used by a chairman, judge, etc., to call for order. M19.
R. P. Warren Somebody snickered in the courtroom and the judge rapped with his gavel.