Winder

Definitions

1. A winding plant.
2. A blow that winds somebody, or takes away their breath.
   slang
3. A winnowing fan.
4. Pronunciation spelling of window.
   alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
5. A surname originating as an occupation.
   countable
6. An engine that raises and lowers the cages in a mine.
7. A placename, from the surname:
   countable, uncountable
8. A city, the county seat of Barrow County, Georgia, United States.
   countable, uncountable
9. The person who operates such an engine.
10. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Idaho, United States.
    countable, uncountable
11. A textile worker, or machine, that winds cloth.
12. A spool around which something is wound.
13. A key or knob for winding a clock, watch or clockwork mechanism
14. One of the steps of a spiral staircase (as opposed to a flyer, or straight step).

Equivalents

Examples

“Two types of leguminous crops combine⟳ most of the above mentioned favourable characteristics, the vines (creepers or winders, fig. 23) and the bushes (fig. 22).”

“"Well!" exclaimed the miner. "That's a winder." He considered it a moment, said "H'm!" and proceeded with his dinner. Suddenly his face⟳ contracted with wrath. "I hope⟳ he may never set⟳ foot i' my house again," he said.”

“That accounts for my having the dress, but it don't account for the piece that you left sticking to the rose-bush under Mrs. Lander's bed-room winder, which piece I took off that morning, and which piece I matched with the dress after you pitched it at me over them bannisters […]”

“Don’t be so darn foolish. It’s the calm afore the storm, Winslow. She were a gentle westerly wind yer cursin’. Only feels roughly ‘cause you don’t know⟳ nothin’ bout nothin’ and there ain’t no trees on this here rock like⟳ your Hudson Bay bush. Nor’Easterly wind’ll come⟳ soon a-blowin’ like⟳ Gabriel’s horn. Best board⟳ up them signal house winders.”

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