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Kevel vs Knevel - What's the difference?

kevel | knevel |

As nouns the difference between kevel and knevel

is that kevel is (nautical) a strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed or kevel can be a gazelle while knevel is a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard.

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
  • knevel

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard