clout vs pawn

clout

noun
  • 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. 

verb
  • 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. 

pawn

noun
  • 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. 

verb
  • To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop. 

  • To pledge; to stake or wager. 

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