Pawn

n.	1.	See Pan, the masticatory.
	1.	(Chess) A man or piece of the lowest rank.
	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. 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. My life I never held but as a pawn To wage against thy enemies. - Shak. In pawn in the state of being pledged. Pawn shop a shop where a pawnbroker does business. - Shak. Pawn ticket a receipt given by the pawnbroker for an article pledged.
v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Pawned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pawning.] 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.

Noun	1.	pawn - an article deposited as security
	2.	pawn - a person used by another to gain an end Synonyms: cat's-paw, instrument
	3.	pawn - (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
	4.	pawn - borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
Verb	1.	pawn - leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch" Synonyms: hock, soak

PAWN. A pledge. Vide Pledge.

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