·noun A mason's setting maul.
II. Gavel ·noun A Gable.
III. Gavel ·noun A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle.
IV. Gavel ·noun Tribute; toll; custom. [Obs.] ·see Gabel.
V. Gavel ·noun The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, ·etc.