(transitive) To get rid of (something or someone unwanted) by transferring it to another.

simple past tense and past participle of pawn off

present participle of pawn off

(chess) A pawn on the E file, where the kings start the game.

Alternative form of pawnshop

(chess) A pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the first or eighth rank.

(chess) A bad bishop.

(chess) A tactic in which several pawns are moved in rapid succession toward the opponent's defenses.

(chess) A locked diagonal formation of pawns, each one supported by a friendly pawn diagonally behind and blocked by an enemy pawn directly ahead.

plural of pawn chain