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nounlewisson (plural lewissons)
plural lewissons
- A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones.
I wanted to go to the cupola, one of the most famous domes in the world, built by Filippo Brunelleschi, a renowned architect who created special lifting devices and lewissons for hoisting heavy objects.
2012, Zbylut J. Twardowski, Around the World with Nephrology: An Autobiography, page 342Synonyms: lewis
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nounA cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones.
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lewisson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lewisson
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