—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.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.