Middle English Dictionary Entry
wẹ̄vel n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | wẹ̄vel n.(2) Pl. wivelis. |
| Etymology | ?Shortened form of wẹ̄veling n.; ?= wẹ̄vel n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Naut. A piece of caulking material, prob. lengths of thread spun from wool or other material, placed between the lapstrakes.
Associated quotations
- (1337-8) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 1179 : Idem computat in j Botome j Worskeg et ij stemneken Wyuelis et magnis clauis ferri ad scaruis.