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pawn a chessman of the lowest theoretical value, limited to forward moves of one square at a time with the option of two squares on its initial move: it captures with a diagonal move only |
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| She can't either pawn or sell Count Luigi's costly Indian dagger. Nothing shows this difference more clearly than the way in which each will pawn his watch. Thus it is: My castle and my lands are in pawn for a debt that I owe. |
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