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sheerlegs

sheer·legs [ shr lègz ] (plural sheer·legs) or shear·legs [ shr lègz ] (plural shear·legs)


noun 
Definition:
 
hoisting apparatus with two legs: a lifting device consisting of two poles tied together at the top and spread apart at the bottom with a pulley suspended from the apex ( takes a singular or plural verb )

[Mid-19th century. < variant of shear]
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