Definition of "pawnshop" [pawnshop]

• The shop of a pawnbroker. (noun)

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• "Then-Mayor Rita Mullins objected to the word "pawnshop" even appearing on a storefront, comparing the stores to tattoo parlors."
• "The pawnshop was a nice one, guitars hanging on a rack, jewelry in glassed-in counters, three racks of leather jackets, and an assortment of other stuff."
• "It is not a desirable trait in one connected with a pawnshop, that is also reputed to be a fence, to show surprise or curiosity."