pawned

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pawn \Pawn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pawned; p. pr. & vb. n. Pawning.]

1.To give or deposit in pledge, or as security for the payment of money borrowed; to put in pawn; to pledge; as, to pawn one's watch.

Syn: hock [colloq]. [1913 Webster]

And pawned the last remaining piece of plate.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

2.To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard. [1913 Webster]

Pawning his honor to obtain his lust.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
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