PAWL
\pˈɔːl], \pˈɔːl], \p_ˈɔː_l]\
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A short bar or bolt on a machine made to fall into notches in another part of the machine, in order to prevent the movement from turning back.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald