gavelled

noun

Origin: ? dial. var. of Scot gable, a fork, tool with forked handle < ME < OE gafol, akin to Ger gabel

transitive verb gaveled or gavelled, gaveling or gavelling

1. to strike with or as with a gavel
2. to cause (a meeting) to end, be in order, etc. by striking a gavel

intransitive verb