1. A short bar attached as a catch to the capstan or windlass of a ship.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• parly,
• payal,
• padel,
• paile,
• parl,
• pacel,
• ouwl,
• aapl,
• parcl,
• peapl,
• bpwl,
• parel,
• panal,
• powel,
• prawl,
• padle,
• papel,
• paale,
• pavel,
• pamel

• paoli,
• Paula,
• Pauly,
• paull,
• paella,
• paul,
• Pali,
• palau,
• pale,
• Paulo,
• pauli,
• paille,
• Paola,
• Palo,
• Paley,
• pal,
• pawley,
• pauley,
• payola,
• pall,
• pally,
• pail,
• PAHL.

The adjective form of the word "pawl" is "pawled".

The plural of the "pawl" can be the "pawls".

The singular of the "pawl" can be the "pawl".