gav ‧ el /ˈɡæv ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a small hammer that the person in charge of a meeting, court of law, ↑ auction etc hits on a table in order to get people’s attention
gav ‧ el /ˈɡæv ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a small hammer that the person in charge of a meeting, court of law, ↑ auction etc hits on a table in order to get people’s attention
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012