lewisson
[
loo
-i-s
uh
n]
/ˈlu ɪ sən/
noun
1.
lewis
.
British Dictionary definitions for
lewisson
lewis
/
ˈluːɪs
/
noun
1.
a lifting device for heavy stone or concrete blocks consisting of a number of curved pieces of metal or wedges fitting into a dovetailed recess cut into the block
Word Origin
C18: perhaps from the name of the inventor