A clout nail.
The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
A home run.
A blow with the hand.
To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.
To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
To hit, especially with the fist.
To join or patch clumsily.
An instance of pawning something.
A gallery.
Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end.
A pawnshop; pawnbroker.
The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.
To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
To pledge; to stake or wager.