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Definition of windlass noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

windlass

noun
 
/ˈwɪndləs/
 
/ˈwɪndləs/
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  1. a type of winch (= a machine for lifting or pulling heavy objects)
    Word Originlate Middle English: probably an alteration of obsolete windas, via Anglo-Norman French from Old Norse vindáss, literally ‘winding pole’.
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