tall pawn

noun

Etymology

Humorous construction that alludes to both the larger height of a bishop compared to a pawn, and the worthlessness of such a bishop blocked by its own pawns.

Definitions

  1. A bad bishop.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for tall pawn. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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