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winch

Pronunciation: (winch), [key]
—n.
1. the crank or handle of a revolving machine.
2. a windlass turned by a crank, for hoisting or hauling.
3. any of various devices for cranking.
4. Also,wince. Textiles.
a. any machine equipped with rollers that guide cloth through a dye or finishing solution in an open vat.
b. a roller between two dyeing vats for passing cloth from one vat to another.

—v.t.
to hoist or haul (a load) by means of a winch.

winch

Pronunciation: (winch), [key]
—v.i., n. Archaic.
wince¹.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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