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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LOCK-WEIR

n.A paddle-weir, in canals, an over-fall behind the upper gates, by which the waste water of the upper pound is let down through the paddle-holes into the chamber of the lock.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LOCK-WEIR

LOCK-WEIR Lock "-weir `, n.

 

Defn: A waste weir for a canal, discharging into a lock chamber.