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Webster 1913 Edition


Plyer

Ply′er

,
Noun.
One who, or that which, plies
; specifically:
(a)
pl.
A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a St. Andrew’s cross.
(b)
pl.
See
Pliers
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Plyer

PLY'ER

,
Noun.
He or that which plies. In fortification, plyers denotes a kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge, consisting of timbers joined in the form of St. Andrew's cross.

Definition 2024


plyer

plyer

English

Noun

plyer (plural plyers)

  1. A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a St. Andrew's cross.
  2. Alternative spelling of plier

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