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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lewis \Lew"is\ (l[=u]"[i^]s), Lewisson \Lew"is*son\ (-s[u^]n),
n.
1. An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be
fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large
stones, etc
2. A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth.
{Lewis hole}, a hole wider at the bottom than at the mouth,
into which a lewis is fitted. --De Foe.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lewis, CO
Zip code(s): 81327
Lewis, IA (city, FIPS 44805)
Location: 41.30627 N, 95.08423 W
Population (1990): 433 (200 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 51544
Lewis, IN
Zip code(s): 47858
Lewis, KS (city, FIPS 39725)
Location: 37.93700 N, 99.25434 W
Population (1990): 451 (223 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67552
Lewis, NY
Zip code(s): 12950
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