Definition of Gavelock. Meaning of Gavelock. Synonyms of Gavelock

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Definition of Gavelock

Gavelock
Gavelock Gav"e*lock, n. [OE. gaveloc a dart, AS. gafeluc; cf. Icel. gaflok, MHG. gabil?t, OF. gavelot, glavelot, F. javelot, Ir. gabhla spear, W. gaflach fork, dart, E. glave, gaff] 1. A spear or dart. [R. & Obs.] 2. An iron crow or lever. [Scot. & North of Eng.]

Meaning of Gavelock from wikipedia

- OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2017. Web. 1 September 2017. "gavelock, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2017. Web. 1 September 2017...
- kept in chains, which was between 1561 and 1564. Also spelt Gavelach and Gavelock. Walsh, Micheline Kerney (1996). An exile of Ireland, Hugh O'Neill, Prince...
- manor of Over, part of which later became the manor of Gavelock. Like Lilford, Over (as was Gavelock) was held by David Olifard's family before it devolved...
- also inherited the manor of Over (part of which later became the manor of Gavelock) His father did not own any lands in England as they had been stripped...