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  1. 1. n. Alt. of Lewisson Source: opted
  2. 2. 1. An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large stones, etc. 2. A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth. Lewis hole, a hole wider at the bottom than at the mouth, into which a lewis is fitted. De Foe. Source: webster
  3. 3. n. United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935) n. United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961) n. United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809) Source: ecdict

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