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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

pawn

A covered passageway or gallery.
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At the two-yard peg she faced round, and said, 'A pawn goes two squares in its first move, you know.
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I've pawned her ring, and I've bought the bread and butter and eggs, and I've taken care of the change.
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I got my bicycle, my watch, and my father's mackintosh out of pawn and rented a typewriter.
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