His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plane.
Tickell.
Pawk (?), n. (Zoˆl.) A small lobster. Travis.
Paw"ky (?), a. [Cf. AS. pÊcean to deceive.] Arch; cunning; sly. [Scot.]
Jamieson.
Pawl (?), n. [W. pawl a pole, a stake. Cf. Pole a stake.] (Mach.) A
pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to
fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet
wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and
prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent.
See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel. [Written also paul, or pall.]
Pawl bitt (Naut.), a heavy timber, set abaft the windlass, to receive
the strain of the pawls. -- Pawl rim or ring (Naut.), a stationary
metallic ring surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for the
pawls to catch in.
Pawl, v. t. To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.
To pawl the capstan. See under Capstan.
Pawn (?), n. See Pan, the masticatory.
Pawn, n. [OE. paune, poun, OF. peon, poon, F. pion, LL. pedo a foot
soldier, fr. L. pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Pioneer, Peon.]
(Chess) A man or piece of the lowest rank.
Pawn, n. [OF. pan pledge, assurance, skirt, piece, F. pan skirt,
lappet, piece, from L. pannus. See Pane.] 1. Anything delivered or
deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a
debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1.
As for mortgaging or pawning, . . . men will not take pawns without
use [i. e., interest].
Bacon.
2. State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise.
[R.]
Redeem from broking pawn the blemish'd crown.
Shak.
As the morning dew is a pawn of the evening fatness.
Donne.