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Kettledrummerkettleful
Ketubim
Keturah
Keuka Lake
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kevecel
Keved
kevedem
keveger
Kevel head
Kever
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kevimef
Kevin
kevipu
kevireg
Kevlar
kevolek
Kew
Keweenaw Peninsula
Kewpie
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
KEV'EL, n. In ships, a piece of timber serving to belay the sheets or great ropes by which the bottoms of the fore-sail and main-sail are extended.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Kevel Kev"el, n. [Prov. E. kevil, cavel, rod, pole, a large hammer, horse's bit; cf. Icel. kefli cylinder, a stick, mangle, and Dan. kievle a roller.] 1. (Naut.) A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed. 2. A stone mason's hammer. [Written also cavil.] Kevel head (Naut.), a projecting end of a timber, used as a kevel.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Kevel Kev"el, Kevin Kev"in, n. (Zo["o]l.) The gazelle.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Gazelle Ga*zelle", n. [F. gazelle, OF. also, gazel; cf. Sp. gacela, Pr. gazella, It. gazella; all fr. Ar. ghaz?l a wild goat.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of antelope, of the genus Gazella, esp. G. dorcas; -- called also algazel, corinne, korin, and kevel. The gazelles are celebrated for the luster and soft expression of their eyes. [Written also gazel.]
