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† ˈcoleweigh, n. Obs. rare—1. [? f. cole, coal + weigh.] A lever.
1600Holland Livy xxvii. xxviii. 649 They began..to heave and to weigh it [the Port-cullis] from the ground with leavers and cole-weighs [vectibus]. Hence † ˈcoleweigh v., to raise with a lever.
1649W. Blithe Eng. Improv. Impr. (1652) 238 So coleweigh up your pole. |