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pawneth

pawneth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pawn.

Meaning of pawn

Verb

pawn (third-person singular simple present pawns, present participle pawning, simple past and past participle pawned)

  1. (transitive) To pledge; to stake or wager.
  2. (transitive) To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
    • A certain, and probably an appreciable, proportion of his so-called money at call and short notice would consist of fortnightly advances made to members of the Stock Exchange against pawned stocks and shares.1904, Henry Warren, The Customer's Guide to Banking, page 7
    Synonyms:
    hock, lumber, pledge, spout, vamp

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Origin of pawneth

pawn + -eth

Questions about pawneth

What is pawneth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pawneth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pawn.

Words near pawneth in the dictionary

  1. pawnees
  2. pawner
  3. pawners
  4. pawnes
  5. pawnest
  6. pawneth
  7. pawnie
  8. pawnies
  9. pawning
  10. pawning off
  11. pawning off as

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