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noun
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.
verb (used with object)
2.
to check or hold with a pawl.
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Pawl
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Origin:
1620–30; < Dutch pal ratchet
1620–30; < Dutch pal ratchet
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