Definition of pawn

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Pawn (v. t.) To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard.

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Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt.
Queen :: Queen (v. i.) To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn..
Pignerate :: Pignerate (v. t.) To pledge or pawn.
Pawnee :: Pawnee (n.) One or two whom a pledge is delivered as security; one who takes anything in pawn.
Lombardeer :: Lombardeer (n.) A pawnbroker.
Spawn :: Spawn (v. i.) To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do..
Pawnbroker :: Pawnbroker (n.) One who makes a business of lending money on the security of personal property pledged or deposited in his keeping.
Spawned :: Spawned (imp. & p. p.) of Spaw.
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..
Pawn :: 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..
Pignorative :: Pignorative (a.) Pledging, pawning..
Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals..
Pignerate :: Pignerate (v. t.) to receive in pawn, as a pawnbroker does..
Kipper :: Kipper (n.) A salmon after spawning.
Wichitas :: Wichitas (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians native of the region between the Arkansas and Red rivers. They are related to the Pawnees. See Pawnees.
Pawn :: Pawn (n.) State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise.
Spawner :: Spawner (n.) A mature female fish.
Ergot :: Ergot (n.) The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening childbirth, and to arrest bleeding..
Mont De Piete :: Mont de piete () One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, the object of which was to lend money at a low rate of interest to poor people in need; -- called also mount of piety. The institution has been adopted in other countries, as in Spain and France. See Lombard-house..
Pawned :: Pawned (imp. & p. p.) of Paw.
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