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kevil

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A lot (object used to determine a question by chance or independently of human choice).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland

Examples

  • 1821 [1802], Walter Scott (transcriber), Fause Foodrage, W. Scott (editor) Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 3, 5th edition, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, page 4, And they cast kevils them amang, / And kevils them between; / And they cast kevils them amang, / Wha suld gae kill the king.
  • 1887, Transactions of the Buchan Field Club, Volumes 1-2, Buchan Field Club, page 176, "Casting the kevils" was and still is a common mode of deciding a thing.

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noun

Meaning 2

A sturdy belaying pin for the heavier cables of a ship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

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