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Devel vs Kevel - What's the difference?

devel | kevel |

As nouns the difference between devel and kevel

is that devel is (scotland) while kevel is (nautical) a strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed or kevel can be a gazelle.

As a verb devel

is (scotland).

devel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Scotland)
  • Verb

  • (Scotland)
  • Anagrams

    *

    kevel

    English

    Etymology 1

    English dialect (kevil), (cavel), rod, pole, a large hammer, horse's bit; compare Icelandic kefli cylinder, a stick, mangle, and Danish kievle a roller.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
  • A stonemason's hammer.
  • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gazelle.
  • * 1827 , Conrad Malte-Brun, A system of universal geography