The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pawnbrokings
peacebreaking
peacebreaking
noun
Disturbing or destroying a state of peace.
preblockading
prongbuck
prongbuck
noun
(dated) The springbok.
The pronghorn
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
springbok
springbok
noun
A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.