Vocabulary : Pavone to Pawn

Pavone : A peacock.
Pavonian : Of or pertaining to a peacock.
Pavonine : Like, or pertaining to, the genus Pavo. ;; Characteristic of a peacock; resembling the tail of a peacock, as in colors; iridescent.
Paw : The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc. ;; The hand. ;; To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot. ;; To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely. ;; To scrape or beat with the forefoot.
Pawed : of Paw

Pawing : of Paw
Pawk : A small lobster.
Pawky : Arch; cunning; sly.
Pawl : A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel. ;; To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.
Pawn : See Pan, the masticatory. ;; A man or piece of the lowest rank. ;; Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1. ;; State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise. ;; A stake hazarded in a wager. ;; 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. ;; To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard.

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