Winder

Part of speech: noun (n.)

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. 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.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A blow taking away the breath. [Slang]

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Prov. Eng.]

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To wither; to fail. [Obs.] Holland.