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 Definitions for Pawl: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Pawl \Pawl\, v. t.
To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.
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To pawl the capstan. See under Capstan.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Pawl \Pawl\, n. [W. pawl a pole, a stake. Cf. Pole a stake.]
(Mach.)
A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine,
adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on
another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to
permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse,
as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of
Ratchet Wheel. [Written also paul, or pall.]
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Pawl bitt (Naut.), a heavy timber, set abaft the windlass,
to receive the strain of the pawls.
Pawl rim or Pawl ring (Naut.), a stationary metallic ring
surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for the
pawls to catch in.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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pawl
n : a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a
wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn: detent,
click, dog]
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