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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English wynche, from Old English winċe, from Proto-Germanic *winkijǭ, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bow, bend, arch, curve”), whence also wink.
Noun[edit]
winch (plural winches)
- A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hauling on a rope or cable.
- (nautical) A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines. (FM 55-501).
- 2013, J. M. Coetzee, The Childhood of Jesus. Melbourne, Australia: The Text Publishing Company. chapter 27. p. 267.
- It runs on clattering steel tracks; the driver sits in a cab over the tracks, operating the controls that rotate the arm and turn the winch.
- 2013, J. M. Coetzee, The Childhood of Jesus. Melbourne, Australia: The Text Publishing Company. chapter 27. p. 267.
- A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
- A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shelton to this entry?)
Translations[edit]
machine
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Verb[edit]
winch (third-person singular simple present winches, present participle winching, simple past and past participle winched)
- To use a winch
- Winch in those sails, lad!
Translations[edit]
use a winch
Etymology 2[edit]
See wince.
Verb[edit]
winch (third-person singular simple present winches, present participle winching, simple past and past participle winched)
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