The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pawnbrokings
preblockading
prongbuck
prongbuck
noun
(dated) The springbok.
The pronghorn
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.
