sash weight

American  

noun

1. a counterweight to a vertically sliding window sash.

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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

Example Sentences

Shortly after this, I heard the slap and slam of sash weights as SanJuanna threw open the parlor windows beneath my room.

From Literature

Much broken glass and a couple of sash weights fastened to ends of rotten sash cord lay upon the floor.

From Project Gutenberg

No. 2 box latches, sash fastenings, sash weights, to fix 4 in.

From Project Gutenberg

It opened with a slither of wood and a rumble of sash weights.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg