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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Light·er, n.  Naut. A large boat or barge, mainly used in unloading or loading vessels which can not reach the wharves at the place of shipment or delivery.
 Lighter screw Mach., a screw for adjusting the distance between the stones in a grinding mill by raising or lowering the bridgetree.