Pawn (?), n. See Pan, the masticatory.
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Pawn, n. [OF. pan pledge, assurance, skirt, piece, F. pan skirt, lappet, piece, from L. pannus. See Pane.] 1. Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1.
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As for mortgaging or pawning, . . . men will not take pawns without use [i. e., interest]. Bacon.
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2. State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise. [R.]
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Redeem from broking pawn the blemish'd crown. Shak.
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As the morning dew is a pawn of the evening fatness. Donne.
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3. A stake hazarded in a wager. [Poetic]
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My life I never held but as a pawn
To wage against thy enemies. Shak.
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In pawn, At pawn, in the state of being pledged. “Sweet wife, my honor is at pawn.” Shak. -- Pawn shop, a shop where a pawnbroker does business. -- Pawn ticket, a receipt given by the pawnbroker for an article pledged.
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