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impawn

verb im·pawn \im-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän\

Definition of IMPAWN

transitive verb
archaic
:  to put in pawn :  pledge
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First Known Use of IMPAWN

1567

Rhymes with IMPAWN

add-on, Ambon, Argonne, begone, bygone, chaconne, clip-on, come-on, dead-on, doggone, hands-on, head-on, Heilbronn, hereon, indrawn, jeon, Kherson, odds-on, put-on, run-on, sign-on, slip-on, snap-on, thereon, turned-on, turn-on, turn on, upon, walk-on, whereon, wiredrawn, withdrawn

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