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Winch


WINCH, noun A windlass; or an instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly; as a winch to strain the cord of a bedstead, or to turn a wheel.

WINCH, verb intransitive To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness. [This is a more correct orthography than wince.]