Pawn , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pawned (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Pawning.]
1. 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.
And pawned the last remaining piece of plate.
Dryden. 2. To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise;
to stake; to
risk; to wager; to hazard.
Pawning his honor to
obtain his lust.
Shak.
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.
As for mortgaging or pawning, . . . men will not take
pawns without use
[i. e., interest].
Bacon. 2. State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise. [R.]
Redeem from broking pawn the blemish'd
crown.
Shak.
As the morning dew is a pawn
of the evening fatness.
Donne.
3. A stake hazarded in a wager. [Poetic]
My life I never
held but as
a pawn
To wage against thy
enemies.
Shak. In pawn, At pawn, in the state of
being pledged. "Sweet wife, my honor is at
pawn." Shak. -- Pawn ticket, a receipt given by the
pawnbroker for an article pledged.
Pawn , n. [OE. paune, poun, OF. peon, poon, F. pion, LL. pedo a foot soldier, fr. L. pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Pioneer, Peon.]
(Chess) A man or piece
of the lowest rank.
Pawn (?), n. See Pan, the masticatory.
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