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pawnbroking
[ pawn-broh-king ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pawnbroking1
First recorded in 1805–15; pawnbrok(er) + -ing 1
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Example Sentences
Grissy—he's my friend—Grissy says pawnbroking is only a more vulgar form of banking.
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She is the daughter of a second-hand bookseller called Norman, and I believe he combines selling books with pawnbroking.
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Bart sold those, but from all accounts he was a Shylock when dealing, after seven o'clock, in the pawnbroking way.
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The pawnbroking expression was remarkably apparent for a moment in Mrs. Wolfstein's eyes.
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And I am not certain that pawnbroking in England is not as bad a business as drink-selling.
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