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gavel

gavel is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc.
  2. 2.A mason's setting maul. Knight.
  3. 3.Tribute; toll; custom. [Obs.] See Gabel. Cowell.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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