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cavels

cavels is the plural of cavel.

Meaning of cavel

Noun (1)

cavel (plural cavels)

  1. (obsolete) A gag.
  2. (dialectal) A horse's bit.

Noun (2)

cavel (plural cavels)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) The stick or runestaff used in casting lots; a lot.
  2. (dialectal, obsolete) A part, share, lot.
  3. (dialectal, obsolete) A parcel or allotment of land.

See all 6 meanings of cavel

Proper noun capitalized: Cavels

Cavels

  1. (plural) plural of Cavel

Questions about cavels

What is cavels the plural of?
Cavels is the plural of cavel.
What part of speech is cavels?
Cavels is a proper noun.

Words near cavels in the dictionary

  1. cavelets
  2. cavelike
  3. Cavell
  4. Cavellian
  5. caveloin
  6. cavels
  7. caveman
  8. caveman diet
  9. caveman drums
  10. caveman stage
  11. caveman stages

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