lingoe
American
[ling-goh]
/ ˈlɪŋ goʊ /
Or
lingo
noun
-
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.
-
the same object attached to a drawloom.
Etymology
Origin of lingoe
Probably < French lingot ingot
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
