lock-weir

English

Alternative forms

lock weir

Etymology

lock +‎ weir

Noun

lock-weir (plural lock-weirs)

1. (chiefly historical) A wasteweir for a canal, discharging into a lockchamber.

References

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

Anagrams

• crowlike