WINDER

n. v.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant.

2.
n.

An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like.

3.
n.

One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan, so that each tread is broader at one end than at the other; -- distinguished from flyer.

4.
v.

To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Prov. Eng.]

5.
n.

A blow taking away the breath. [Slang]

6.
v.

To wither; to fail. [Obs.] Holland.


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