lingoe

lingoe
/ling"goh/, n.
1. a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
2. the same object attached to a drawloom.
Also, lingo.
[prob. < F lingot INGOT]

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  • lingoe — lin·goe …   English syllables

  • lingoe — noun see lingo II * * * /ling goh/, n. 1. a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut. 2. the same object attached to a drawloom.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lingo — lingo1 /ling goh/, n., pl. lingoes. 1. the language and speech, esp. the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual: gamblers lingo. 2. language or speech, esp. if strange or foreign. [1650 60; appar. alter. of LINGUA… …   Universalium

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