winch
noun/wɪntʃ/
/wɪntʃ/
- a machine for lifting or pulling heavy objects using a rope or chainWord Originlate Old English wince ‘reel, pulley’, of Germanic origin; related to the verb wink. The verb dates from the early 16th cent.
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