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gabels

gabels is the plural of gabel.

Meaning of gabel

Noun

gabel (plural gabels)

  1. (obsolete) Any rent, charge, tribute, custom, tax, duty, excise etc.
    • He enables St. Peter to pay his gabel by the ministry of a fish.1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC

Questions about gabels

What is gabels the plural of?
Gabels is the plural of gabel.

Words near gabels in the dictionary

  1. gabelle
  2. gabelled
  3. gabeller
  4. gabellers
  5. gabelles
  6. gabels
  7. Gabelsberger
  8. gabelzhan
  9. Gaber
  10. gaberdine
  11. gaberdines

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