What is to stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off. To pawl the capstan. See under Capstan called?
pawl — To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off. To pawl the capstan. See under Capstan. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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