LEWISSON

lewisson (plural lewissons)

A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones.

Synonym: lewis

• Lewisons, owliness

Source: Wiktionary

Lew"is, Lew"is*son, n.

1. An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large stones, etc.

2. A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth. Lewis hole, a hole wider at the bottom than at the mouth, into which a lewis is fitted. De Foe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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