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GAVELOCK
Etymology
Noun
gavelock (plural gavelocks)
(rare, obsolete) A spear or dart.
(UK, Scotland, dialect) An iron crow or lever.
Source: Wiktionary
Gav"e*lock, n. Etym: [OE. gaveloc a dart, AS. gafeluc; cf. Icel. gaflok, MHG. gabil, OF. gavelot, glavelot, F. javelot, Ir. gabhla spear, W. gaflach fork, dart, E. glave, gaff]
1. A spear or dart. [R. & Obs.]
2. An iron crow or lever. [Scot. & North of Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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