different between pawl vs craw

English

Etymology

17th c., perhaps from Low German or Dutch pal (“catch (mechanism)”), or from either French pal (“stake”) or épaule (“shoulder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??l/

  Rhymes: -??l

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /p?l/
• Homophones: pall, Paul

Noun

pawl (plural pawls)

1. 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.
   • 1994, Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing:

     The nails in the rim of the wheel went ratcheting over the leather pawl and the wheel slowed and came to a stop and the woman turned to the crowd and smiled.

2. A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.

Derived terms

• pawl bitt
• pawl rim

Translations

Verb

pawl (third-person singular simple present pawls, present participle pawling, simple past and past participle pawled)

1. (transitive) To stop with a pawl.

Derived terms

• pawl the capstan

Further reading

• pawl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

• Walp, plaw

English

Etymology

Akin to Middle Low German krage (“neck, collar”) (whence Danish krave and German Kragen (“collar”) and Old Dutch kraga ("neck") (whence Dutch kraag). See crag (Etymology 2).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k???/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

craw (plural craws)

1. (archaic) The stomach of an animal.
2. The crop of a bird.

Translations

Synonyms

• crop
• gullet

Derived terms

• stick in one’s craw

Verb

craw (third-person singular simple present craws, present participle crawing, simple past and past participle crawed)

1. (archaic) To caw, crow.

Anagrams

• WRAC

Middle English

Noun

craw

1. Alternative form of crowe