how does a pawn look like

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lets debate

how does a pawn really look like

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diomed1

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I mean like a pawn soldier

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It depends on what colour it is.

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Not trying to be funny but I once heard it described as looking like a butt plug.

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premio53 wrote:

Not trying to be funny but I once heard it described as looking like a butt plug.

No, that's Bishops.

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I'm just the messenger.

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premio53 wrote:

I'm just the messenger.

I thought the medium was the message! Surprised

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kco wrote:
 

the gun does not change anything

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Considering that "pawn" entered English usage in the 14th century:

http://www.rableather.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/elmindex/bothwell.html

(scroll down for photos)

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Why this children's chess set pawn look so angry?

 

Oh, that's why.

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nartreb wrote:

Considering that "pawn" entered English usage in the 14th century:

http://www.rableather.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/elmindex/bothwell.html

(scroll down for photos)

I think that sounds about right. The shape represents some sort of helmet?

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No, it's just an easy shape to carve on a lathe. In 14th C most pawns were plain cylinders or cones, without any of the turning lathe work you see in chess pieces today.

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grandmaster572 wrote:

Is there a specific word for the shape of a pawn?

dildoid?

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This is a pawn:

Image result for pawn

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Taking Pics?

 

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Ya see that pawn with that camera? Weird...

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Harry H-Pawn