weighlock

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weigh lock

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Etymology

From weigh +‎ lock.

Noun

weighlock (plural weighlocks)

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

References

“weighlock”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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