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[pawn] Pronunciation Key
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[pawn] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
–noun
| 1. | to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, esp. with a pawnbroker: He raised the money by pawning his watch. |
| 2. | to pledge; stake; risk: to pawn one's life. |
| 3. | the state of being deposited or held as security, esp. with or by a pawnbroker: jewels in pawn. |
| 4. | something given or deposited as security, as for money borrowed. |
| 5. | a person serving as security; hostage. |
| 6. | the act of pawning. |
[Origin: 1490–1500; (n.) < MF pan; OF pan(d), pant, appar. < WGmc; cf. OFris pand, OS, MD pant, G Pfand; (v.) deriv. of the n.]
] —Related forms
pawn·a·ble, adjective
—Synonyms 4. pledge.
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[pawn] Pronunciation Key
[pawn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Chess. one of eight men of one color and of the lowest value, usually moved one square at a time vertically and capturing diagonally. |
| 2. | someone who is used or manipulated to further another person's purposes. |
[Origin: 1325–75; ME poun < AF, equiv. to MF poon, var. of paon, earlier pe(h)on lit., walker; see peon1]
] —Synonyms 2. puppet, tool, dupe.
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| pawn 1
(pôn) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. pawned, pawn·ing, pawns
Phrasal Verb(s): pawn off To dispose or get rid of deceptively: tried to pawn off the fake gemstone as a diamond. [Middle English paun, from Old French pan, of Germanic origin .] pawn'a·ble adj., pawn'age n., pawn'er (pô'nər), paw'nor' (-nôr') n. |
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| pawn 2
(pôn) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Old French pedon, paon, from Medieval Latin pedō, pedōn-, foot soldier, from Late Latin, one who has wide feet, from Latin pēs, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
pawn (1)
pawn (1)
"something left as security," 1496 (c.1145 as Anglo-L. pandum), from O.Fr. pan, pant "pledge, security," also "booty, plunder," perhaps from Frank. (cf. O.H.G. pfant, Ger. Pfand, M.Du. pant, O.Fris. pand "pledge"), from W.Gmc. *panda, of unknown origin. The O.Fr. word is identical to pan "cloth, piece of cloth," from L. pannem (nom. pannus) "piece of cloth," and some feel this is the source of both the O.Fr. and W.Gmc. words (perhaps on the notion of cloth used as a medium of exchange). The verb is first attested 1567, from the noun. Pawnbroker is from 1687; pawn-shop is from 1849.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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pawn (2)
pawn (2)
"lowly chess piece," 1369, from Anglo-Fr. poun, O.Fr. peon, earlier pehon, from M.L. pedonem "foot soldier," from L.L. pedonem (nom. pedo) "one going on foot," from L. pes (gen. pedis) "foot" (see foot). The chess sense was in O.Fr. by 13c. Fig. use, of persons, is from 1589.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| pawn | |
noun | |
| 1. | an article deposited as security |
| 2. | a person used by another to gain an end [syn: instrument] |
| 3. | (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank |
| 4. | borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan |
verb | |
| 1. | leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch" |
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Main Entry: pawn
Pronunciation: 'pon
Function: noun
1 a : a pledge and transfer of possession of movable or personal property to a creditor which gives the creditor the privilege of satisfying the debt from the property (as by selling it) if the debt is not repaid within a specified time; also : the property pledgedpawn any workman's tools> —compare ANTICHRESIS b : the state of being so pledged or burdened by such a pledge pawn>
2 : the act of pawning
Main Entry: pawn
Pronunciation: 'pon
Function: noun
1 a : a pledge and transfer of possession of movable or personal property to a creditor which gives the creditor the privilege of satisfying the debt from the property (as by selling it) if the debt is not repaid within a specified time; also : the property pledged
2 : the act of pawning
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: pawn
Function: transitive verb
: to put (personal or movable property) in pawnpawned it> —compare HYPOTHECATE —pawn·er /'po-n&r/ or paw·nor /same or po-'nor/ noun
Main Entry: pawn
Function: transitive verb
: to put (personal or movable property) in pawn
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Pawn
Pawn\, n. See Pan, the masticatory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Pawn
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.
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Pawn
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. 3. A stake hazarded in a wager. [Poetic] My life I never held but as a pawn To wage against thy enemies. --Shak. In pawn, At pawn, in the state of being pledged. "Sweet wife, my honor is at pawn." --Shak. Pawn ticket, a receipt given by the pawnbroker for an article pledged.
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Pawn
Pawn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pawned; p. pr. & vb. n. Pawning.]1. 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. And pawned the last remaining piece of plate. --Dryden. 2. To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard. Pawning his honor to obtain his lust. --Shak.
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