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Webster's Condensed Dictionary- A Condensed Dictionary of the English Language · 1909 · p. 103

shevlun, n. (Her.) An honorable ord i- nary, representing two rafters of a house meeting at the top. (Mil.) Distinguishing marks on the sleeves of non-commi ioned officers. (Arch.) A zigzag ornament. [F., rafter.]