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sash weight

American  

noun

  1. a counterweight to a vertically sliding window sash.

sash weight British  

noun

  1. a weight used to counterbalance the weight of a sliding sash in a sash window and thus hold it in position at any height

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Etymology

Origin of sash weight

First recorded in 1730–40

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Tied to a rope he was and hanging out there over nothing for about fifteen minutes—he must have looked like a sash weight.

From Somewhere in Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon

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