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pawl englanniksi
A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a 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.
(quote-book)
{{quote-text|en|year=1994|author=Cormac McCarthy|title=The Crossing
A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.