LEWISSON
Etymology
Noun
lewisson (plural lewissons)
A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones.
Synonym: lewis
Anagrams
• 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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