n. & v.
--n. a small hammer used by an auctioneer, or for calling a meeting to order.
--v. (gavelled, gavelling; US gaveled, gaveling)
1. intr. use a gavel.
2 tr. (often foll. by down) end (a meeting) or dismiss (a speaker) by use of a gavel.
Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.