The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
pedricktown
pennywinkle
periwinkled
periwinkled
adj
(poetic) Covered in periwinkles.
periwinkler
periwinkler
noun
One who fishes for periwinkles.
periwinkles
periwinkles
noun
plural of periwinkle
pickwickian
pickwickian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Pickwickian.
pieceworker
pieceworker
noun
A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced.
pinniwinkis
pinnywinkle
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
weltpolitik
weltpolitik
Proper noun
The aggressive foreign policy of Kaiser of Germany beginning in 1891.
whipcracker
whipcracker
noun
One who cracks a whip.
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.