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Definition of: pawl
(pôl) noun Mech.
A hinged or pivoted member shaped to engage with ratchet teeth, either to drive a ratchet wheel or to stop its reverse motion; a click or detent. ♦ Homophone: pall. [? <Welsh, a pole, prob. ult. <L palus a stake]
A. Types of pawls: a. Hook; b. Straight gravity; c. Spring.
B. Double pawl.
C. Reversible double pawl.
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