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winch

1  [winch]
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–noun
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.
–verb (used with object)
5. to hoist or haul (a load) by means of a winch.
Origin:
bef. 1050; ME winche, OE wince pulley; akin to wench, wince 1 , wink 1

Related forms:
wincher, noun
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winch

2  [winch]
–verb (used without object), noun Archaic.
wince 1 .
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winch   (wĭnch)   
n.  

  1. A stationary motor-driven or hand-powered machine used for hoisting or hauling, having a drum around which is wound a rope or chain attached to the load being moved.

  2. The crank used to give motion to a grindstone or similar device.

tr.v.   winched, winch·ing, winch·es
To move with or as if with a winch.

[Middle English winche, pulley, from Old English wince, reel, roller.]
winch'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

winch  (n.)
O.E. wince, from P.Gmc. *winkjo-, from PIE *weng- (see wink (v.)). The verb meaning "to hoist with a winch" is recorded from 1529.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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