2. A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth.
[1913 Webster]
{Lewis hole}, a hole wider at the bottom than at the mouth, into which a lewis is fitted. --De Foe. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lewisson — lew·is·son (lo͞oʹĭ sən) n. See lewis. [From lewis.] * * * … Universalium
lewisson — lew·is·son … English syllables
lewisson — ˈlüə̇sən noun ( s) Etymology: by alteration : lewis … Useful english dictionary
Lewis — Lew is (l[=u] [i^]s), Lewisson Lew is*son ( s[u^]n), n. 1. An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; used in hoisting large stones, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of shears used in cropping woolen… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lewis hole — Lewis Lew is (l[=u] [i^]s), Lewisson Lew is*son ( s[u^]n), n. 1. An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; used in hoisting large stones, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of shears used in cropping… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
