lewis1
/ˈluːɪs
/noun
A steel device for gripping heavy blocks of stone or concrete for lifting, consisting of three pieces arranged to form a dovetail, the outside pieces being fixed in a dovetail mortise by the insertion of the middle piece.
Origin
Late Middle English: probably from Old French lous, plural of lou(p) 'wolf', the name of a kind of siege engine.
Rhymes
Lewis2
/ˈluːɪs/The northern part of the island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides.