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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1910-1930

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†GAVEL, n.³, v.² Also gwavel.

I. n. A wide-open door.Abd.⁶ 1910:
Steek that gwavel o' a door, an' keep oot the caul' win'.

II. v. Of a door: to stand wide open (Abd.⁶ 1913).Bnff.² 1930:
Fu div ye leave the door gavelin' t' the wa' like that?

[Appar. a vbl. usage of Gavel, n.¹, prob. developing from the comb. gavel-en', used adv. = end-on, being taken as a pr.p. as in 1930 quot. and hence giving rise to a finite v. The n. is either from the v. or a direct extension of Gavel, n.¹, 1.]

Gavel n.3, v.2

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