poisoned pawn

English

Alternative forms

• poison pawn

Noun

poisoned pawn (plural poisoned pawns)

1. (chess) An unprotected pawn whose capture would be a losing move for the capturing player.

   Hypernym: pawn

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: myrkytetty sotilas
• French: pion empoisonné m
• Polish: zatruty pion m

See also

• poisoned chalice