6 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Winder \Wind"er\, n.
A blow taking away the breath. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Winder \Wind"er\, v. i.
To wither; to fail [Obs.] --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Winder \Wind"er\, n. [From {Wind} to turn.]
1. One who or that which winds; hence a creeping or
winding plant.
2. An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on
spools, bobbins, reels, or the like
3. (Arch.) One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan
so that each tread is broader at one end than at the
other -- distinguished from flyer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Winder \Wind"er\, v. t. & i. [Prov. E. winder a fan, and to
winnow. ?. Cf {Winnow}.]
To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Prov. Eng.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
winder
n 1: used to wind a spring-driven device (as a clock) [syn: {key}]
2: mechanical device around which something can be wound
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Winder, GA (city, FIPS 83420)
Location: 33.99201 N, 83.72217 W
Population (1990): 7373 (3202 housing units)
Area: 24.1 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 30680
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