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1.
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To deposit personal property with a pawnbroker as security for a short-term loan; to pledge an item in exchange for money.
2.
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An item deposited with a pawnbroker as security for a loan; an object held in pawn.
3.
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The least powerful chess piece that moves primarily forward and captures diagonally; a small or expendable game piece on a chessboard.
4.
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A person who is used or manipulated by others as a tool or instrument to achieve their ends.
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