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winch |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Winch \Winch\, v. i. [See {Wince}.] To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Winch \Winch\, n. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. --Shelton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Winch \Winch\, n. [OE. winche, AS wince a winch, a reel to wind thread upon Cf {Wink}.] 1. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc 2. An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly. 3. An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a windlass. 4. A wince. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: winch n : a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds [syn: {windlass}] v : pull or lift with a winch
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