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PAWL

\pˈɔːl], \pˈɔːl], \p_ˈɔː_l]\

Definitions of PAWL

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A short bar or bolt on a machine made to fall into notches in another part of the machine, in order to prevent the movement from turning back.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A short bar used to prevent the recoil of a windlass, etc.: a catch.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Catch falling into the teeth of a wheel or rack.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Mech. A hinged or pivoted piece shaped to engage with ratchet teeth; a click or detent.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A short bar attached as a catch to the capstan or windlass of a ship.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A short bar of wood or iron that prevents the recoil of a capstan or windlass.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [Welsh] A short, movable bar to check the backward revolution of a wheel, windless, &c.; a catch, click, detent, or ratchet.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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