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Webster 1913 Edition

Gabel

Ga′bel

,
Noun.
[F.
gabelle
, LL.
gabella
,
gabulum
,
gablum
; of uncertain origin. Cf.
Gavel
tribute.]
(O. Eng. Law)
A rent, service, tribute, custom, tax, impost, or duty; an excise.
Burrill.
He enables St. Peter to pay his
gabel
by the ministry of a fish.
Jer. Taylor.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gabel

GA'BEL

,
Noun.
A tax, import or duty; usually an excise.

Definition 2024

Gabel

Gabel

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German

Noun

Gabel f ‎(genitive Gabel, plural Gabeln)

  1. fork
  2. pitchfork
  3. prong

Declension

Derived terms

gabel

gabel

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English

Noun

gabel ‎(plural gabels)

  1. (Britain, law, obsolete) A rent, service, tribute, custom, tax, impost, or duty; an excise.
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    • Jeremy Taylor
      He enables St. Peter to pay his gabel by the ministry of a fish.

German

Verb

gabel

  1. First-person singular present of gabeln.
  2. Imperative singular of gabeln.

Etymology

From Old High German gabala, from Proto-Germanic *gabalō ‎(“fork”). Cognate with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish gaffel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaːbəl/

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