kevel

noun

A sturdy belaying pin for the heavier cables of a ship.

See cavel.

A name of Antilope kavella of Pallas, a supposed species of gazel, later identified with the common gazel, A. dorcas.

Alocalname in Derbyshire, England, for the calcareous gangue of lead ore (galena).

A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.