Definitions of winch
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To
wince;
to
shrink;
to
kick
with
impatience
or
uneasiness.
-
To
wince.
-
To
shrink;
to
wince.
-
A
kick,
as
of
a
beast,
from
impatience
or
uneasiness.
-
A
crank
with
a
handle,
for
giving
motion
to
a
machine,
a
grindstone,
etc.
-
An
instrument
with
which
to
turn
or
strain
something
forcibly.
-
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.
-
A
wince.
-
A
crank
with
a
handle
used
to
start
and
keep
in
motion
a
machine,
grindstone,
etc.;
any
of
various
devices
for
turning
something
that
requires
force,
as
a
kind
of
windlass.
-
The
crank
of
a
wheel
or
axle.
-
A
crank;
crank-
handle.
-
A
windlass;
a
crank.
-
The
crank
or
handle
by
which
the
axis
of
a
revolving
machine
is
turned;
a
windlass;
an
instrument
with
which
to
turn
or
strain
something
forcibly;
the
kick
of
a
beast
impatient
of
its
rider
or
of
pain.
-
The
bent
handle
or
crank
by
which
a
wheel
or
axle
is
turned;
in
mining,
a
wheel
or
axle
frequently
used
to
draw
water, &
c.,
in
a
bucket
by
a
rope;
a
twist
or
turn.
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