Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Kevel

Kevel , noun

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

1.
(Nautical) A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
2.
A stone mason's hammer.
Collocations (1)
Kevel head (Nautical) , a projecting end of a timber, used as a kevel.

Kevel , noun

(Zoology) The gazelle.

Also: Kevin