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

winch

noun

/wɪntʃ/

/wɪntʃ/

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a machine for lifting or pulling heavy objects using a rope or chain
Word 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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