= windlass, n.1 1a.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > winch or capstan (50) windas1293 = windlass, n.1 1a. wind1399 An apparatus for winding (see wind, v.1 19), a winch or windlass. Obsolete exc. dialect. windlassc1400 A mechanical contrivance working on the principle of the wheel and axle, on a horizontal axis (thus distinguished from a capstan); consisting of a… fern1546 A windlass. stow?1549 = stowce, n. Obsolete. capstock1551 = capstan, n. winch1577 A hoisting or hauling apparatus consisting essentially of a horizontal drum round which a rope passes and a crank by which it is turned. draw-beam1585 a windlass. wind-beam1585 A capstan; a windlass. winder1585 An apparatus (of various kinds) for winding something, or upon which something is wound or coiled; e.g. a winch or windlass, or the crank or handle… capstring1609 = capstan, n. crab1627 A machine or apparatus for hoisting or hauling heavy weights: the name being originally applied to a… A kind of small capstan (see quot. 1764); a… guindall1628 A windlass. gin1632 Mining. A mechanical apparatus used to draw up ore, water, etc., from a mine shaft; esp. one employing a windlass powered by draught animals… Jack1686 Mining. A gin (gin, n.1 8b); esp. one designed to lift relatively small loads. Obsolete. screw engine1688 A device operated by turning a screw or crank; spec. a winch. Obsolete. rare. twirl1688 Anything that twirls or is twirled; †a reel, winch (obsolete); each of the whorls of a shell; a curved line. Also figurative. moulineta1706 A wheel or winch used to turn the drum of a capstan, crane, etc. Also: the drum itself. Obsolete. jack roll1708 a winch or windlass turned by hand, typically made of wood. wind-lifta1734 a windlass (in quot. figurative). whim1738 A machine, used esp. for raising ore or water from a mine, consisting of a vertical shaft carrying a large drum with one or more radiating arms… stowce1747 singular and plural. A kind of windlass for drawing up ore; in Derbyshire, a special form of this apparatus; also, a model of this, intended not… whim-engine1759 General attributive, as whim-driver, whim-engine, whim-gin, whim-horse, whim-house, whim-kibble, whim-rope, whim-round, whim-shaft. macaroni gin1789 a kind of colliery gin (see gin, n.1 8b). whimsy1789 = whim, n.1 4. local. winze1839 = winch, n.1 Also attributive. jack roller1843 A roller or winch; = Jack, n.2 7. Now historical and rare. wink1847 = winch, n.1 winding engine1858 fusee-windlass1874 (see quots.). come-along1891 North American colloquial. A device for stretching and tightening wire, cable, etc.; a hand-operated winch. Subcategories:— small (1) — over a well (3) — drum or barrel of (8) — rope or cable (2) — part of device to prevent recoil (4) — frame (1) |
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