noun
Origin: ME keuil < NormFr keville (Fr cheville) < L clavicula, small key (in LL, a bar, bolt for a door), dim. of clavis, key: see close
See kevel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English kevil
Origin: , from Old French keville, wooden peg
Origin: , from Latin clāvicula
Origin: , diminutive of clāvis, key
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