Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia, K., Kev′el.

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Kev′el.

1. (Nautical.) a. A large cleat for belaying. Sometimes formed by the ends of the top timbers which rise above the gunwale, or formed by timbers projecting at a small angle from the sides to belay large ropes, such as the sheets and tacks of the main-sail and fore-sail. See cleat.

b. A frame for spreading the main-sail.

c. An anchor-palm.

2. A stone-mason's hammer, used in spalling stone, and having a blade and point at the respective ends.

1877.

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