"plyer" meaning in All languages combined

See plyer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: plyers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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 Saint Andrew's cross.
    Sense id: en-plyer-en-noun-zZlCV45~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. Alternative spelling of plier Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: plier
    Sense id: en-plyer-en-noun-Tv9RHPX7

Inflected forms

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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "balance",
          "balance"
        ],
        [
          "raising",
          "raising"
        ],
        [
          "drawbridge",
          "drawbridge"
        ],
        [
          "timbers",
          "timbers"
        ],
        [
          "form",
          "form"
        ],
        [
          "Saint Andrew's cross",
          "Saint Andrew's cross"
        ]
      ]
    },
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    "English lemmas",
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    "Pages with entries"
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          "raising",
          "raising"
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          "drawbridge",
          "drawbridge"
        ],
        [
          "timbers",
          "timbers"
        ],
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          "form",
          "form"
        ],
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          "Saint Andrew's cross"
        ]
      ]
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