Category:Winch

Winch, v. i. Etym: [see wince.]

Defn: to wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

Winch Winch, n.

Defn: a kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. Shelton.

Winch Winch, n. Etym: [oe. winche, as. wince a winch, a reel to wind thread Upon. Cf. Wink.]

1. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a Grindstone, etc.

2. An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.

3. An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for Raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a Windlass.

4. A wince.