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• gavelling — gav·el || gævl n. small wooden mallet used by a judge or presiding officer to bring a meeting to order; auctioneer s hammer used to indicate a sale n. feudal rent (medieval England); pile of corn that has been cut and is ready to be made into… …   English contemporary dictionary

• gavel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gafol; akin to Old English giefan to give Date: before 12th century rent or tribute in medieval England II. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1835 a mallet used (as by a presiding officer or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Manuel A. Torres — Nieves was the Secretary of the Senate of Puerto Rico during the tumultuous years since the 2004 general election in which the Senate has been controlled by the pro statehood New Progressive Party (NPP) while the governorship has been controlled… …   Wikipedia

• gavel — [ gav(ə)l] noun a small hammer with which an auctioneer, judge, etc., hits a surface to call for attention or order. verb (gavels, gavelling, gavelled; US gavels, gaveling, gaveled) bring to order by use of a gavel. Origin C19 (in the sense… …   English new terms dictionary

• gavel — /ˈgævəl / (say gavuhl) noun 1. a small mallet used by a presiding officer to signal for attention or order. –verb (i) (gavelled or, US, gaveled, gavelling or, US, gaveling) 2. to hammer, as with a gavel. {origin unknown} …  

• gavel — ► NOUN ▪ a small hammer with which an auctioneer, judge, etc., hits a surface to call for attention or order. ► VERB (gavelled, gavelling; US gaveled, gaveling) ▪ bring to order by use of a gavel. ORIGIN originally denoting a stonemason s mallet …   English terms dictionary

• gavel — ☆ gavel [gav′əl ] n. [? dial. var. of Scot gable, a fork, tool with forked handle < ME < OE gafol, akin to Ger gabel] a small mallet rapped on the table by a presiding officer in calling for attention or silence, or by an auctioneer vt.… …   English World dictionary

• gavel — n. & v. n. a small hammer used by an auctioneer, or for calling a meeting to order. v. (gavelled, gavelling; US gaveled, gaveling) 1 intr. use a gavel. 2 tr. (often foll. by down) end (a meeting) or dismiss (a speaker) by use of a gavel.… …   Useful english dictionary