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Vinony

pawl

noun

  1. mechanical component that engages with another component to prevent movement in one direction, or prevent movement altogether
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɔːl/ / /pɑl/

noun

  1. Alternative form of paul (“kind of tent”).

verb

Etymology: 17th c., perhaps from Low German or Dutch pal (“catch (mechanism)”), or from either French pal (“stake”) or épaule (“shoulder”).

  1. To stop with a pawl.