a windlass for raising and lowering a bucket in a well.
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释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > winch or capstan > over a well (3) well crank1440 a windlass for raising and lowering a bucket in a well. winch1556 A well-wheel (turned by a crank); hence, a well. Obsolete. (Cf. dialect winch-well a deep well, and quot. 1888 at wink, n.2) turnel1578 The windlass over a well. |
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