Толковый словарь английского языка - windlass
Windlass
windlass
I. noun Etymology: Middle English wyneles, wyndlas, alteration of wyndase, from Old French guindas, windas, from Old Norse vindāss, from vinda to wind (akin to Old High German wintan to wind) + āss pole; akin to Gothic ans beam Date: 13th century any of various machines for hoisting or hauling: as, a horizontal barrel supported on vertical posts and turned by a crank so that the hoisting rope is wound around the barrel, a steam or electric winch with horizontal or vertical shaft and two drums used to raise a ship's anchor, II. transitive verb Date: 1834 to hoist or haul with a ~
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n. & v. --n. a machine with a horizontal axle for hauling or hoisting. --v.tr. hoist or haul with a windlass. Etymology: alt. (perh. by assoc. with dial. windle to wind) of obs. windas f. OF guindas f. ON vind{aacute}ss f. vinda WIND(2) + {aacute}ss pole ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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