"paul" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɔːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɔl/ [General-American], /pɑl/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-Paul.ogg Forms: pauls [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːl Head templates: {{en-noun}} paul (plural pauls)
  1. An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.
    Sense id: en-paul-en-noun-0pdE1AZ- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 4 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 1 11 0 1 37 1 37 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɔːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɔl/ [General-American], /pɑl/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-Paul.ogg Forms: pauls [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːl Head templates: {{en-noun}} paul (plural pauls)
  1. Archaic form of pawl (“mechanical device”). Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: pawl (extra: mechanical device)
    Sense id: en-paul-en-noun-~lE6E3iQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /pɔːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɔl/ [General-American], /pɑl/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-Paul.ogg Forms: pauls [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːl Etymology: From Hindi [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|}} Hindi [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun}} paul (plural pauls)
  1. (India, historical) A small tent of various kinds. Tags: India, historical
    Sense id: en-paul-en-noun-3cCN3pGl Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 4 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 1 11 0 1 37 1 37 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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