'In pawn' definitions:

Definition of 'In pawn'

From: GCIDE

Pawn \Pawn\, n. [OF. pan pledge, assurance, skirt, piece, F. pan skirt, lappet, piece, from L. pannus. See Pane.]
1. Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1. [1913 Webster]
As for mortgaging or pawning, . . . men will not take pawns without use [i. e., interest]. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
2. State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Redeem from broking pawn the blemish'd crown. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
As the morning dew is a pawn of the evening fatness. --Donne. [1913 Webster]
3. A stake hazarded in a wager. [Poetic] [1913 Webster]
My life I never held but as a pawn To wage against thy enemies. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
In pawn, At pawn, in the state of being pledged. "Sweet wife, my honor is at pawn." --Shak.
Pawn shop, a shop where a pawnbroker does business.
Pawn ticket, a receipt given by the pawnbroker for an article pledged. [1913 Webster]