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- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
How To Use pawl In A Sentence
- September 22, 2008 at 8:51 am grumble grumble ….. stoopee bankz loaning munneez 2 peepz so dey kin buying howzez wen dey kant eben afford 2 buying gas…… grumble grumble …mebbee if deh oil kumpaneez didnt b getting awl ower munneez, peepz kud afford deh morgij paymintz…..grumble grumble …. mebbee deh oil kumpaneez shud bailing owt deh bankz……grumble grumble…… stoopee pawleetishunz letting fingz git so owtta kuntrol…. grumble grumble …poyntin finners at ee chudderz adn duin nuffin …. grumble grumble ….. U need - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
- Minnesota veterans will benefit from what Governor Pawlenty called a bonehead decision. Kstp.com - MORE NEWS
- Director-cowriter Pawlikowski obviously knows what he's talking about: Everything here has the ring of authenticity, from the way the film looks to the actions and reactions of the various characters. Last Resort: The Film They Couldn't Guess
- Yeah, the "flaw" was not letting outsiders like Pawlenty and Palin handpick the person they wanted versus letting the local GOP members vote on who best represents them and their views and will do the best job Pawlenty: Not taking sides in most GOP primaries
- It's not that the deer was lost -- that happens -- it's that Pawlenty left "the little people" to look for it while he jetted off to the next political function on his calendar. Tim Pawlenty Under Gun Over Wounded Buck
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- I was certainly the first fireroom officer aboard the Taussig who ever conducted his own hull inspections — I did my own diving — and who wore green fatigues while pawling over, under, around, and through the whole boiler and propulsion system before I signed off that any specific work had been done. Rogue Warrior
- The swan-neck cock made a slight creaking noise as it compressed the mainspring, then there was a click as the pawl took the strain and Hagman hinged the backsight up as high as it would go, then lined its notch with the blade-sight dovetailed at the muzzle. Sharpe's Havoc
- But Mr. Pawlenty's suggestion to eliminate federal ownership of the Postal Service, Amtrak and the Government Printing Office would have limited effect on the deficit. Pawlenty Stakes Out New Tax Ground
- Each time the bell falls and the tappet strikes the pawl, one compartment of the carbide containers discharges its contents down the shoot _K_ into the generating tank _B_. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use