| wince |
verb i. |
To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back., To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces., The act of one who winces., A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will. |
| winch |
verb i. |
To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness., A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness., A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc., An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly., An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a windlass., A wince. |