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stemwinder

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stem⋅wind⋅er

  [stem-wahyn-der]
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–noun
1. a stemwinding watch.
2. Older Slang.
a. something remarkable of its kind.
b. a rousing speech, esp. a stirring political address.
c. a stirring orator.
Also, stem-winder.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; stem 1 + winder
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