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 Definition of pawl  

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Definitions of 'pawl' Wordnet 

1. (noun) pawl, detent, click, dog
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward


Definitions of 'pawl' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (noun) pawl
a pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel

2. (verb) pawl
to stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off


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