lifting boss

noun

A protrusion intentionally left on stones by masons to facilitate the movement of blocks with ropes and levers, and sometimes kept as a stylistic element.

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handling boss
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Meanings

nounlifting boss (plural lifting bosses)

plural lifting bosses

  1. architectureA protrusion intentionally left on stones by masons to facilitate the movement of blocks with ropes and levers, and sometimes kept as a stylistic element.

    Synonyms: handling boss

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA protrusion intentionally left on stones by masons to facilitate the movement of blocks with ropes and levers, and sometimes kept as a stylistic element.

Similar
handling boss
Also see
handling boss
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APA

lifting boss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifting%20boss

MLA

“lifting boss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifting%20boss. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lifting boss,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifting%20boss.

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