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Pawn Stars — From left: Corey, Rick, and Richard Harrison Format Reality television Starring Rick Harrison Richard Harrison Corey Harrison … Wikipedia
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Pawn (chess) — For other uses, see Pawn (disambiguation). Pawn in the standard Staunton pattern The pawn (♙♟) is the most numerous and (in most circumstances) weakest piece in the game of chess, historically representing infantry, or more particularly armed… … Wikipedia
pawn — I UK [pɔːn] / US [pɔn] noun [countable] Word forms pawn : singular pawn plural pawns 1) one of the eight small pieces that each player has in a game of chess 2) a person who is being used by someone who is more powerful to help them achieve an… … English dictionary
pawn — {{11}}pawn (n.1) something left as security, late 15c. (mid 12c. as Anglo Latin pandum), from O.Fr. pan, pant pledge, security, also booty, plunder, perhaps from Frankish or some other Germanic source (Cf. O.H.G. pfant, Ger. Pfand, M.Du. pant,… … Etymology dictionary
Pawn broker — Broker Bro ker (br[=o] k[ e]r), n. [OE. brocour, from a word akin to broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, possess, digest, fr. AS. br[=u]can to use, enjoy; cf. Fries. broker, F. brocanteur. See {Brook}, v. t.] 1. One who transacts business for another; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pawn — 1. n. 1 Chess a piece of the smallest size and value. 2 a person used by others for their own purposes. Etymology: ME f. AF poun, OF peon f. med.L pedo onis foot soldier f. L pes pedis foot: cf. PEON 2. v. & n. v.tr. 1 deposit an object, esp.… … Useful english dictionary
pop one's clogs — vb British to die. A humorous, sometimes incon gruously light hearted phrase popular e.g. with TV presenters, disc jockeys and other entertainers. Pop here is probably the old slang word for pawn, the suggestion being that when the fam ily member … Contemporary slang
pledge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. promise, security, gage, pawn, collateral, hostage, deposit; word, troth, vow, guarantee; bond, oath. See affirmation. v. t. deposit, wage, pawn, hock (sl.), hypothecate, mortgage; vow, promise,… … English dictionary for students
History of chess — For the book by H. J. R. Murray, see A History of Chess. Photographs of real size resin reproductions of the 12th century Lewis chessmen. The top row shows king, queen, and bishop. The bottom row shows knight, rook, and pawn. The history of chess … Wikipedia
pledge — 1 / plej/ n 1: a delivery of esp. personal property as security for a debt or other obligation; broadly: the perfection of a security interest in collateral through possession of the collateral by a creditor or other promisee 2 a: property and… … Law dictionary
