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kevils

kevils is the plural of kevil.

Meaning of kevil

Noun

kevil (plural kevils)

  1. (Scotland) A lot (object used to determine a question by chance or independently of human choice).
    • 1821 [1802], Walter Scott (transcriber), Fause Foodrage, W. Scott (editor) Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 3, 5th edition, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, page 4,
      And they cast kevils them amang, / And kevils them between; / And they cast kevils them amang, / Wha suld gae kill the...
  2. A sturdy belaying pin for the heavier cables of a ship.
    • The following new ones will have to be supplied: Two pairs of sheave chocks similar to those now in use on board, and twelve large kevils at least four feet long and of heavy pattern.1898, Annual Reports of the War Department, U.S. War Department, page 3184

Questions about kevils

What is kevils the plural of?
Kevils is the plural of kevil.

Words near kevils in the dictionary

  1. Kevaughn
  2. kevazingo
  3. kevel
  4. kevels
  5. kevil
  6. kevils
  7. Kevin
  8. Kevin's Gate
  9. Kevington
  10. Kevinism
  11. Kevins

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