2. A stone mason's hammer. [Written also {cavil}.]
[1913 Webster]
{Kevel head} (Naut.), a projecting end of a timber, used as a kevel.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
kevel head — Timberhead Tim ber*head , n. (Naut.) The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.; called also {kevel head}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kevel — Kev el, n. [Prov. E. kevil, cavel, rod, pole, a large hammer, horse s bit; cf. Icel. kefli cylinder, a stick, mangle, and Dan. kievle a roller.] 1. (Naut.) A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed. [1913 Webster] 2. A stone mason s hammer … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kevel — To paw the ground and toss one s head like a bull … Grandiloquent dictionary
timber-head — n. (Naut.) Kevel head … New dictionary of synonyms
cavil — Kevel Kev el, n. [Prov. E. kevil, cavel, rod, pole, a large hammer, horse s bit; cf. Icel. kefli cylinder, a stick, mangle, and Dan. kievle a roller.] 1. (Naut.) A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed. [1913 Webster] 2. A stone mason s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Timberhead — Tim ber*head , n. (Naut.) The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.; called also {kevel head}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parts — Synonyms and related words: AF amplifier, AFC, AFC mixer, CRT, CW oscillator, FM detector, PCV valve, RF amplifier, TR switch, TR unit, ability, accelerator, adder, adjustable propeller, afterburner, aileron, air controls, air scoop, airscrew,… … Moby Thesaurus
jedding ax — /jed ing/ a stonemason s ax, similar to a kevel, having a head with one flat and one pointed face. [1895 1900; jedding, var. of jadding (jad cutting in a quarry ( < ?) + ING1)] * * * … Universalium
companion — Synonyms and related words: Bayard, Don Quixote, Gawain, Lancelot, Ritter, Sidney, Sir Galahad, abigail, accompanier, accompanist, accompanyist, ace, adjunct, ally, alter ego, amah, amiable, amigo, analogon, analogue, associate, attend, attendant … Moby Thesaurus
ship — Synonyms and related words: Graf Zeppelin, address, aeroplane, aerostat, air express, aircraft, airfreight, airmail, airplane, airship, argosy, ark, avion, back, bag, balance rudder, ballonet, balloon, barge, barrel, bathyscaphe, batten, beak,… … Moby Thesaurus
