What does PAWN mean?
Definitions for PAWN
pɔnpawn
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Princeton's WordNet
pawnnoun
an article deposited as security
instrument, pawn, cat's-pawnoun
a person used by another to gain an end
pawnnoun
(chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
pawnverb
borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
pawn, soak, hockverb
leave as a guarantee in return for money
"pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PAWNnoun
Something given to pledge as a security for money borrowed or promise made.
Etymology: pand, Dutch; pan, French.
Her oath for love, her honour’s pawn. William Shakespeare.
As for mortgaging and pawning, men will not take pawns without use; or they will look for the forfeiture. Francis Bacon.
He retains much of his primitive esteem, that abroad his very word will countervail the bond or pawn of another. James Howell.
Here’s the very heart, and soul, and life-blood of Gomez; pawns in abundance, ’till the next bribe helps their husbands to redeem them. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.
Sweet wife, my honour is at pawn,
And, but my going, nothing can redeem it. William Shakespeare.Redeem from broking pawn the blemish’d crown,
Wipe off the dust that hides our sceptre’s gilt. William Shakespeare.To Pawnverb
To pledge; to give in pledge. It is now seldom used but of pledges given for money.
Etymology: from the noun.
I hold it cowardise
To rest mistrustful, where a noble heart
Hath pawn’d an open hand in sign of love. William Shakespeare.Let’s lead him on with a fine baited delay, ’till he hath pawn’d his horses. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.
Pawn me to this your honour, she is his. William Shakespeare.
I dare pawn down my life for him, that he hath writ this to feel my affection to your honour. William Shakespeare.
Will you thus break your faith? ————
I pawn’d you none:
I promis’d you redress. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.I’ll pawn the little blood which I have left,
To save the innocent. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.If any thought annoys the gallant youth,
’Tis dear remembrance of that fatal glance,
For which he lately pawn’d his heart. Edmund Waller.She who before had mortgag’d her estate,
And pawn’d the last remaining piece of plate. Dryden.One part of the nation is pawned to the other, with hardly a possibility of being ever redeemed. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Pawn
Noatak Airport (IATA: WTK, ICAO: PAWN, FAA LID: WTK) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Noatak, in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state in Alaska.
ChatGPT
pawn
A pawn is a person or an object used by others for their own purposes, often without regard for that individual's or object's well-being. In the game of chess, a pawn is also the least valuable piece that can be used to strategically benefit other, more valuable pieces. In financial terms, to pawn also refers to the act of leaving an item at a pawnshop in exchange for a loan.
Webster Dictionary
Pawnnoun
see Pan, the masticatory
Pawnnoun
a man or piece of the lowest rank
Pawnnoun
anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1
Pawnnoun
state of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise
Pawnnoun
a stake hazarded in a wager
Pawnverb
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
Pawnverb
to pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard
Etymology: [OF. pan pledge, assurance, skirt, piece, F. pan skirt, lappet, piece, from L. pannus. See Pane.]
Wikidata
Pawn
The pawn is the most numerous piece in the game of chess, and in most circumstances, also the weakest. It historically represents infantry, or more particularly, armed peasants or pikemen. Each player begins a game of chess with eight pawns, one on each square of the rank immediately in front of the other pieces. Individual pawns are referred to by the file on which they stand. For example, one speaks of "White's f-pawn" or "Black's b-pawn", or less commonly, "White's king bishop pawn" or "Black's queen knight pawn". It is also common to refer to a rook pawn, meaning any pawn on the a- or h-file, a knight pawn, a bishop pawn, a queen pawn, a king pawn, and a central pawn.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pawn
pawn, n. something given as security for the repayment of money or the performance of a promise: state of being pledged.—v.t. to give in pledge.—ns. Pawn′broker, a broker who lends money on pawns or pledges; Pawn′broking, the business of a pawnbroker; Pawnee′, one who takes anything in pawn; Pawn′er, one who gives a pawn or pledge as security for money borrowed; Pawn′shop, a shop of a pawnbroker; Pawn′ticket, a ticket marked with the name of the article, the amount advanced, &c., delivered to the person who has pawned anything.—At pawn, pledged, laid away. [O. Fr. pan, prob. from L. pannus, a cloth.]
Pawn
pawn, n. a common piece in chess. [O. Fr. paon, a foot-soldier—Low L. pedo, pedonis, a foot-soldier—L. pes, pedis, the foot.]
Pawn
pawn, n. a gallery.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
PAWN
v. t., To keep property in the family by leaving it all with your Uncle.
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Etymology and Origins
Pawn
In relation to the game of chess. The ordinary piece or “man” bears this name from the French peon, a walker or foot soldier, the superior pieces being kings, queens, knights, castles, and bishops. An article left in the charge of a pawnbroker is called a pawn, from the French pan, a pledge.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PAWN in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PAWN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of PAWN in a Sentence
Generally speaking Pawn Storm is known to have very goodsocial engineering skills.
This is another example of where it feels like public health is kind of being used as a political pawn in a larger fight that really isn't ours, it's very frustrating.
The pope only heard one side of the story -- he didn’t see the crime, the drug trafficking and the negative economic impact the current policies have on the United States. He doesn’t see how Mexican leadership is outsmarting President Obama and our leadership in every aspect of negotiation, …They are using the pope as a pawn and they should be ashamed of themselves for doing so, especially when so many lives are involved and when illegal immigration is so rampant.
At points of clarity, I realize that my life on earth is meaningless, and that I am merely a pawn in a bigger game. A game I cannot possible understand or have control of. Thankfully, before depression sets in, I drift back into my cloudy, bewildered daily routine.
Thank God he said I was a politician because Aristotle defined the human person as 'animal politicus.' So at least I am a human person, as to whether I am a pawn, well, maybe, I don't know. I'll leave that up to your judgment and that of the people.
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