Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction. · A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo stop with a pawl.
17th c., perhaps from Low German or Dutch pal (“catch (mechanism)”), or from either French pal (“stake”) or épaule (“shoulder”).
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