pawl
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pawl 
[pawl] Pronunciation Key
[pawl] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a pivoted bar adapted to engage with the teeth of a ratchet wheel or the like so as to prevent movement or to impart motion. |
| 2. | to check or hold with a pawl. |
[Origin: 1620–30; < D pal ratchet]
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| pawl
(pôl) Pronunciation Key
n. A hinged or pivoted device adapted to fit into a notch of a ratchet wheel to impart forward motion or prevent backward motion. [Probably from Dutch pal, from Latin pālus, stake; see pag- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| pawl | |
noun | |
| a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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