- noun
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- small hammer used by an auctioneer or chairman as a signal for order or attention [Barron]
More word meanings for gavel
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- Wiktionary:
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- WordNet:
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- Merriam-Webster Online:
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- MSN Encarta:
- gavel @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- gavel @ AHD provided by Yahoo! Education
- Answers.com:
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