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lewises

lewises is the plural of lewis.

Meaning of lewis

Noun

lewis (plural lewises)

  1. A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.
    Synonyms:
    lewisson
  2. (broadly, figuratively) The son of a Freemason, envisaged as assisting his father in heavy work or in old age.
  3. A kind of shears used in cropping woollen cloth.
    • After the preeming period, the lads are put either to the gig-machines, or to the lewises in the cutting or shearing-room.1835, Andrew Ure, The philosophy of manufactures, page 203

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Proper noun capitalized: Lewises

Lewises

  1. (plural) plural of Lewis

Questions about lewises

What is lewises the plural of?
Lewises is the plural of lewis.
What part of speech is lewises?
Lewises is a proper noun.

Words near lewises in the dictionary

  1. Lewis's law
  2. Lewis's trilemma
  3. Lewis's woodpecker
  4. Lewisboro
  5. Lewisburg
  6. lewises
  7. Lewisham
  8. lewisia
  9. Lewisian
  10. lewisias
  11. lewisite

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