gaveling

gaveling
gav·el || 'gævl n. small wooden mallet used by a judge or presiding officer to bring a meeting to order; auctioneer's hammer used to indicate a sale n. feudal rent (medieval England); pile of corn that has been cut and is ready to be made into sheaves (Archaic) v. pound on with a small mallet, hammer; rent land (medieval England); pile corn into a heap in preparation for making into sheaves (Archaic)

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