Definition of pawn

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Pawn (v. t.) 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..

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Mushroom :: Mushroom (n.) An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn..
Run :: Run (v. i.) To migrate or move in schools; -- said of fish; esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn..
Gage :: Gage (n.) To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge.
Impawning :: Impawning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impaw.
Smelt :: Smelt (n.) Any one of numerous species of small silvery salmonoid fishes of the genus Osmerus and allied genera, which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a peculiar odor and taste..
Pawn :: Pawn (n.) A man or piece of the lowest rank.
Pawnbroking :: Pawnbroking (n.) The business of a pawnbroker.
Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi.
Impignorate :: Impignorate (v. t.) To pledge or pawn.
Pawnees :: Pawnees (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians (called also Loups) who formerly occupied the region of the Platte river, but now live mostly in the Indian Territory. The term is often used in a wider sense to include also the related tribes of Rickarees and Wichitas. Called also Pani..
Shotten :: Shotten (n.) Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring..
Pledge :: Pledge (n.) To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to pledge one's watch..
Wed :: Wed (n.) A pledge; a pawn.
Sepawn :: Sepawn (n.) See Supawn.
Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously.
Spawning :: Spawning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spaw.
Piece :: Piece (n.) One of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn..
Spout :: Spout (v. t.) To pawn; to pledge; as, spout a watch..
Pignus :: Pignus (n.) A pledge or pawn.
Suppedaneous :: Suppawn (n.) See Supawn.
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