The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gavelock
Gavelock \Gav"e*lock\, n. [OE. gaveloc a dart, AS. gafeluc; cf. Icel. gaflok, MHG. gabil?t, OF. gavelot, glavelot, F. javelot, Ir. gabhla spear, W. gaflach fork, dart, E. glave, gaff]
A spear or dart. [R. & Obs.]
An iron crow or lever. [Scot. & North of Eng.]
Wiktionary
gavelock
n. 1 (context rare obsolete English) A spear or dart. 2 (context UK Scotland dialect English) An iron crow or lever.