† coleweighn.
Obsolete. rare.
A lever.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > lever or crowbar > [noun]
lever1297
speke1366
crowa1400
gavelock1497
prisea1500
handspoke1513
porter1538
sway1545
handspike1559
heaver1598
coleweigh1600
handspeek1644
forcer1649
ringer1650
ripping-chisel1659
pinch1685
crow-spike1692
Betty1700
wringer1703
crowbar1748
spike1771
pry1803
jemmy1811
crow-iron1817
dog1825
pinchbar1837
jimmy1848
stick1848
pry bar1872
peiser1873
nail bar1929
cane1930
1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxvii. xxviii. 649 They began..to heave and to weigh it [the Port-cullis] from the ground with leavers and cole-weighs [L. vectibus].
Derivatives
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)] > raise by mechanical instrument > with a lever or pole
prise1574
underspar1577
coleweigh1652
peise1783
pry1806
pike1850
1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved xxxvii. 240 So coleweigh up your pole.
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