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winch

(n): lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

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4 months ago yarb said:

The Mammuthus, winched from the permafrost...

- Peter Reading, Finds, from Diplopic, 1983

10 months ago bilby said:

Scots - to be romantically involved with someone; to kiss and cuddle. Possibly derived from wench.

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