pawls

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A form of pawl — A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pawl

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

spawl
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APA

pawls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pawls

MLA

“pawls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pawls. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pawls,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pawls.

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