LEWIS


Meaning of LEWIS in English

■ noun a steel device for lifting heavy blocks of stone or concrete, consisting of three pieces arranged to form a dovetail.

Origin

ME: prob. from OFr. lous , plural of lou(p) 'wolf', the name of a kind of siege engine.

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