pawls

We have found lemma(root) word of pawls : pawl.

Definitions


[pɔːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pivoted curved bar or lever whose free end engages with the teeth of a cogwheel or ratchet so that the wheel or ratchet can only turn or move one way


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: perhaps from Low German and Dutch pal (related to pal ‘fixed’)




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