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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
pawl       [pawl] Pronunciation Key
–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.

[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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