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Noncommittal :: Noncommittal (n.) A state of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or refusal to commit one's self. Also used adjectively.

Empawn :: Empawn (v. t.) To put in pawn; to pledge; to impawn.

Bet :: Bet (n.) That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager..

Mortgage :: Mortgage (n.) State of being pledged; as, lands given in mortgage..

Hand :: Hand (v. t.) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.

Pledgery :: Pledgery (n.) A pledging; suretyship.

Propine :: Propine (v. t.) To pledge; to offer as a toast or a health in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup..

Compress :: Compress (n.) A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a bandage, to make due pressure on any part..

Gage :: Gage (n.) To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge.

Frankpledge :: Frankpledge (n.) A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen, -- each freeman who was a member of an ancient decennary, tithing, or friborg, in England, being a pledge for the good conduct of the others, for the preservation of the public peace; a free surety..

Pawn :: Pawn (v. t.) To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard.

Handfast :: Handfast (v. t.) To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage..

Band :: Band (v. t.) Pledge; security.

Pledge :: Pledge (n.) Anything given or considered as a security for the performance of an act; a guarantee; as, mutual interest is the best pledge for the performance of treaties..

Vow :: Vow (n.) Specifically, a promise of fidelity; a pledge of love or affection; as, the marriage vow..

Distrain :: Distrain (v. t.) To seize, as a pledge or indemnification; to take possession of as security for nonpayment of rent, the reparation of an injury done, etc.; to take by distress; as, to distrain goods for rent, or of an amercement..

Pledget :: Pledget (n.) A string of oakum used in calking.

Pledge :: Pledge (n.) A hypothecation without transfer of possession.

Teetotaler :: Teetotaler (n.) One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.

Pledge :: Pledge (n.) A promise or agreement by which one binds one's self to do, or to refrain from doing, something; especially, a solemn promise in writing to refrain from using intoxicating liquors or the like; as, to sign the pledge; the mayor had made no pledges..

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