Meaning gavel
What does gavel mean? Here you find 9 meanings of the word gavel. You can also add a definition of gavel yourself

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gavel


"small mallet used by presiding officers at meetings," 1805, American English, of unknown origin; perhaps connected with German dialectal gaffel "brotherhood, friendly society," fr [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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gavel


To dream of a gavel, denotes you will be burdened with some unprofitable yet not unpleasant pursuit. To use one, denotes that officiousness will be shown by you toward your friends.   
Source: dreams-dictionary.org (offline)

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gavel


[gablum (Latin), gafol (Old English)]
Source: netserf.org

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gavel


(n) a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
Source: beedictionary.com

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gavel


The tool, shaped like a small wooden hammer, which the Chair uses to keep order within a Model UN committee. Many conferences give the gavel used in a committee to the delegate recognized by the dais [..]
Source: unausa.org

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gavel


, sb. a gable.
Source: ulsterscotsacademy.com

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gavel


A hammer of the auctioneer, it is used when the bidding is closed. Source: www.sothebys.com
Source: askart.com

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gavel


A term for the hammer of the auctioneer that is used when the bidding is closed.
Source: stateoftheart-gallery.com

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gavel


Another name for the auctioneer’s hammer used to close the bidding.
Source: sothebys.com (offline)





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