Naut. a bitt or large cleat for securing heavy lines
Origin of kevel
Middle English keuil from Norman French keville (Fr cheville) from Classical Latin clavicula, small key (in LL, a bar, bolt for a door), diminutive of clavis, key: see closekevel
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kevel
noun
A sturdy cleat for securing a line, as in mooring a ship.
Origin of kevel
Middle English kevil from Old French keville wooden peg from Latin clāvicula diminutive of clāvis keyTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural kevels)
- (nautical) A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
- A stonemason's hammer.
Origin
English dialect kevil, cavel, rod, pole, a large hammer, horse's bit; compare Icelandic kefli cylinder, a stick, mangle, and Danish kievle a roller.
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