witherweight
/ˈwɪðə(ɹ)ˌweɪt/
witherweight noun: a counterbalancing weight; counterweight.
Noun
witherweight (plural witherweights)
- A counterbalancing weight; counterweight.
- It is good to have a speciall care that gifts come not in the ballance with grace; for that is too gross a wither-weight. Lay by the painted case when you weigh the jewell; […]c1665, Sel. Biog. I 265.
- He puts it ay so upon their hand that he gives them it with a wother weight; […]1672, M. Bruce Rattling Dry Bones 12.
Forms of witherweight
| plural | witherweights |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wither weight |
| alternative form | wother weight |
| alternative form | widder wecht |
| alternative form | wodderweght |
Origin of witherweight
From wither- (“counter-”) + weight. Compare Middle English witherweȝen (“to counter-weight, counter-balance”).
Questions about witherweight
- What does witherweight mean?
- Witherweight means a counterbalancing weight; counterweight.
- What part of speech is witherweight?
- Witherweight is a noun.
- How do you pronounce witherweight?
- Witherweight is pronounced /ˈwɪðə(ɹ)ˌweɪt/.
- What is the plural of witherweight?
- The plural of witherweight is witherweights.
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