Dictionary entry

Gavelock

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Gav″e‐lock (?), n. [OE. gaveloc a dart, AS. gafeluc; cf. Icel. gaflok, MHG. gabil�t, OF. gavelot, glavelot, F. javelot, Ir. gabhla spear, W. gaflach fork, dart, E. glave, gaff] 1. A spear or dart.

2. An iron crow or lever.