- See also Table N: Household Items (EM).
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A gavel is a small wooden mallet, a noisemaker, used by rapping it sharply against a piece of wood. Gavels are used by auctioneers to get attention, and by magistrates to call courts to order, conclude sentencing, or quiet outbursts during court.