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Winch
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. Shelton.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.