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pal.

catch (mechanism which stops something from moving the wrong way)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɑl/
  1. catch (mechanism which stops something from moving the wrong way)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle French pal, from Latin pālus. Cognate with paal.

adv/pɑl/
  1. firm, firmly

  2. right, immediately

Where this word comes from

From Middle French pal, from Latin pālus. Cognate with paal.

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