2 entries under this word

Gravel

Grăv'el, n.

noun

n. [O. Fr. gravele, equivalent to N. Fr. gravier, O. Fr. gravoi, gravois, from Pr. grava, gravel, O. Fr. grève, a sandy shore, strand, O. Fr. gravel, of Celtic origin. Cf. Armor. grouan, gravel, W. gro, coarse gravel, pebbles.]

Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles;—often intermixed with particles of sand.
(Med.) A disease produced by small, calculous concretions in the kidneys and bladder.

Grăv'el, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. GRAVELED; p. pr. & vb. n. GRAVELING.]

To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk.
To stick in the sand; hence, to puzzle; to stop; to embarrass. Camden.

When you are graveled for lack of matter. Shak. 3. To hurt, as the foot of a horse, by gravel lodged under the shoe.