Pronunciation: ' g ō - ˌ de-v ə l
Function: noun
Date: 1852
: any of various devices: as a : a cultivator with wooden runners b : a weight formerly dropped in a bored hole (as of an oil well) to set off an explosive c : a cleaning scraper propelled through a pipeline d : a handcar or small gasoline car used on a railroad e : a child's sled