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weighlock

weighlock noun: a canal lock in which boats were weighed, and their tonnage settled.

Noun

weighlock (plural weighlocks)

  1. (historical) A canal lock in which boats were weighed, and their tonnage settled.

Forms of weighlock

pluralweighlocks

Origin of weighlock

From weigh + lock.

Questions about weighlock

What does weighlock mean?
Weighlock means a canal lock in which boats were weighed, and their tonnage settled.
What part of speech is weighlock?
Weighlock is a noun.
What is the plural of weighlock?
The plural of weighlock is weighlocks.

Words near weighlock in the dictionary

  1. weighing scales
  2. weighing up
  3. weighing-in
  4. weighing-ins
  5. weighings
  6. weighlock
  7. weighlocks
  8. weighman
  9. weighmaster
  10. weighmasters
  11. weighmen

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