| 单词 | pawn-slave |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspawn-slave pawn-slave n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > slavery or bondage > [noun] > slave > slave used as a pawn pawn1786 pawn-slave1899 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > collateral security > specifically a person warren1608 pawn1834 pawn-slave1899 1899 M. H. Kingsley W. Afr. Stud. xviii. 435 I have known of several men who, in order to save their family from ruin..have given themselves up as pawn-slaves to their accusers. 1902 Publ. Amer. Econ. Assoc. 3rd Ser. 3 89 Not the master of a pawn-slave, but he who put the person in pawn, is responsible for his actions. < as lemmas |
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