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sheerlegs

[ sheer-legz ]

noun

, (usually used with a plural verb)


sheerlegs

/ ˈʃɪəˌlɛɡz /

noun

  1. functioning as singular a device for lifting heavy weights consisting of two or more spars lashed together at the upper ends from which a lifting tackle is suspended Also calledshears
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sheerlegs1

sheer, spelling variant of shear + leg + -s 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sheerlegs1

C19: variant of shear legs

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