pawn ticket

noun

1. a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.

pawn ticket

noun

1. a receipt for goods pawned

Word History and Origins

Origin of pawn ticket¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Helen handed it over, "it looks exactly like a pawn ticket does'nt it?"

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Why, they told you when they got to Pittsburgh, after the altercation, that he produced the pawn-ticket!

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It seemed a veritable betrayal of her mistress to disclose such a sordid matter as the search for a pawn ticket.

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Smith went and pawned it, got glorious on the proceeds, and took the pawn-ticket to Steelman next day.

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She placed in Meg's hand a pawn-ticket, as if she would perfectly understand.

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