weighlock

English

Alternative forms

weigh lock

Etymology

From weigh +‎ lock.

Noun

weighlock (plural weighlocks)

1. (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.