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6 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
verb turn on a pivot
originFrom Middle English swyvel, swivel, from a derivative of Old English swīfan (“to revolve”), + -el, an instrumental suffix, equivalent to swive + -el.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0