Pawl



Same as: pall
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.