What's the difference between pawl and spawl?

Pawl


Definition:

  • (n.) 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. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel.
  • (v. t.) To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The transcripts include a conversation between Pawl Gras, the Polish prime minister's spokesperson, and Jacek Krawiec, the director of Poland's largest oil company, Polish Orlen.
  • (2) CNN correspondent Lucy Pawle described my flag as a “very bad mimicry” but the only bad mimicry I could see was CNN’s impression of a reputable news organization.
  • (3) The initial premise for this model is the thermal motor described by Feynman which consists of a ratchet and an interdigitating, spring-loaded pawl.

Spawl


Definition:

  • (n.) A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall.
  • (n.) Scattered or ejected spittle.
  • (v. i. & t.) To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva.

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