Gavelet
(Gav"el*et) n. [From Gavel tribute.] (O. Eng. Law) An ancient special kind of cessavit used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent. [Obs.]

Gavelkind
(Gav"el*kind`) n. [OE. gavelkynde, gavelkende. See Gavel tribute, and Kind, n.] (O. Eng. Law) A tenure by which land descended from the father to all his sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying without issue, descended equally to his brothers. It still prevails in the county of Kent. Cowell.

Gaveloche
(Gav"e*loche) n. Same as Gavelock.

Gavelock
(Gav"e*lock) n. [OE. gaveloc a dart, AS. gafeluc; cf. Icel. gaflok, MHG. gabilt, OF. gavelot, glavelot, F. javelot, Ir. gabhla spear, W. gaflach fork, dart, E. glave, gaff]

1. A spear or dart. [R. & Obs.]

2. An iron crow or lever. [Scot. & North of Eng.]

Gaverick
(Ga"ver*ick) n. (Zoöl.) The European red gurnard [Prov. Eng.]

Gaviæ
(||Ga"viæ) n. pl. [NL., fr. L. gavia a sea mew.] (Zoöl.) The division of birds which includes the gulls and terns.

Gavial
(Ga"vi*al) n. [Hind. gha&rsdotiyal: cf. F. gavial.] (Zoöl.) A large Asiatic crocodilian (Gavialis Gangeticus); — called also nako, and Gangetic crocodile.

The gavial has a long, slender muzzle, teeth of nearly uniform size, and feet completely webbed. It inhabits the Ganges and other rivers of India. The name is also applied to several allied fossil species.

Gavot
(Gav"ot) n. [F. gavotte, fr. Gavots, a people inhabiting a mountainous district in France, called Gap.] (Mus.) A kind of difficult dance; a dance tune, the air of which has two brisk and lively, yet dignified, strains in common time, each played twice over. [Written also gavotte.]

Gawby
(Gaw"by) n. A baby; a dunce. [Prov. Eng.]


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