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lewis
CIDE DICTIONARY
lewis, n.
- An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large stones, etc. [1913 Webster]
- A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lewis, n. an iron contrivance for gripping heavy blocks of stone or concrete for lifting.
Etymology
18th c.: orig. unkn.
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