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lingoe

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lin⋅goe

[ling-goh]
–noun
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.


Origin:
prob. < F lingot ingot
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