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windlass

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windlass: see winch winch, mechanical device for hauling or lifting consisting essentially of a movable drum around which a cable is wound so that rotation of the drum produces a drawing force at the end of the cable.
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Maud held the turn on the windlass and coiled down the slack.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
It was five o'clock in the afternoon of the bright autumnal Sunday, before a candle was sent down to try the air, while three or four rough faces stood crowded close together, attentively watching it: the man at the windlass lowering as they were told.
Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context
The Russians had a neat log house built on a grassy slope, with a windlass well beside the door.
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