cavel means A surname.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, cavel ranks #1,099 of 21,682 for Qualifying.
cavel is pronounced /kˈe͡ɪvə͡l/.
Etymology
From Middle English *kavel, kevel, from Old English cæfl (“gag, bit, muzzle”), possibly from or akin to Old Norse kafli, kefli (“a piece of wood, gag”).
noun
- A gag.
- A horse's bit.
- The stick or runestaff used in casting lots; a lot.
- A part, share, lot.
- A parcel or allotment of land.