01 n. An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large stones, etc.
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1.
An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large stones, etc.
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2.
A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth.
Phrases & compounds
Lewis hole —
a hole wider at the bottom than at the mouth, into which a lewis is fitted.