Definition of pawn

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Pawn (v. t.) To give or deposit in pledge, or as security for the payment of money borrowed; to put in pawn; to pledge; as, to pawn one's watch..

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Pannage :: Pannage (n.) The food of swine in the woods, as beechnuts, acorns, etc.; -- called also pawns..
Wed :: Wed (n.) A pledge; a pawn.
Kipper :: Kipper (n.) A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh..
Gage :: Gage (n.) To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge.
Pledge :: Pledge (n.) The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between the debtor and creditor by a thing being so delivered or deposited, forming a species of bailment; also, that which is so delivered or deposited; something put in pawn..
Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt.
Trout :: Trout (n.) Any one of numerous species of fishes belonging to Salmo, Salvelinus, and allied genera of the family Salmonidae. They are highly esteemed as game fishes and for the quality of their flesh. All the species breed in fresh water, but after spawning many of them descend to the sea if they have an opportunity..
Spout :: Spout (v. t.) To pawn; to pledge; as, spout a watch..
Mush :: Mush (n.) Meal (esp. Indian meal) boiled in water; hasty pudding; supawn.
Landlocked :: Landlocked (a.) Confined to a fresh-water lake by reason of waterfalls or dams; -- said of fishes that would naturally seek the sea, after spawning; as, the landlocked salmon..
Impawning :: Impawning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impaw.
Spat :: Spat (v. i. & t.) To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn..
Pignerate :: Pignerate (v. t.) to receive in pawn, as a pawnbroker does..
Shad :: Shad (n. sing. & pl.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. finta), are less important species..
Sepon :: Sepon (n.) See Supawn.
Impignorate :: Impignorate (v. t.) To pledge or pawn.
Pawn :: Pawn (n.) A man or piece of the lowest rank.
Sepawn :: Sepawn (n.) See Supawn.
Impignoration :: Impignoration (n.) The act of pawning or pledging; the state of being pawned.
Empawn :: Empawn (v. t.) To put in pawn; to pledge; to impawn.
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