SHEERLEGS Definition & Meaning

sheerlegs

[ sheer-legz ]

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noun

(usually used with a plural verb)

shear ( def 16 ).

sheerlegs

/ ˈʃɪəˌ��ɛɡ�� /

noun

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of sheerlegs¹

sheer, spelling variant of shear + leg + -s ³

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of sheerlegs¹

C19: variant of shear legs

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While the artificers were busily engaged in cutting away the after portion of the damaged girder, and rounding off the broken part that terminated nearly abaft the after quick-firing gun, others of the crew rigged up a pair of sheerlegs and proceeded to unship the injured rudder, the engines being stopped and the submarine trimmed by its head to enable this to be done.

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