Associations to the word «Gavel»

GAVEL, noun. (historical) Rent.

GAVEL, noun. (obsolete) Usury; interest on money.

GAVEL, noun. A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge (not UK), or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.

GAVEL, noun. (figuratively) The legal system as a whole (not UK).

GAVEL, noun. A mason's setting maul.

GAVEL, verb. To use a gavel.

GAVEL, noun. A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle.

GAVEL, noun. A gable.

GAVEL TO ORDER, verb. (transitive) To initiate or restore the orderly functioning of a meeting or function or assembly or court by pounding a gavel.

GAVEL, noun. A small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge.