Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
gavelock .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word gavelocks.
Examples
-
Horncliffe Quarries, where the sounds of picks, chisels, and gavelocks, used by the workmen, rose strangely clear amidst the surrounding stillness.
Th' Barrel Organ Edwin Waugh 1853
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.