windlass

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Synonyms: windless, windass, mindless, windblast, wild-ass, windlace, wineglass, windles, wandless, findless, windgrass

Antonyms: windless, windass, mindless, windblast, wild-ass, windlace, wineglass, windles, wandless, findless, windgrass

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Noun

1. Any of various forms of [[winch]], in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights.
2. A winding and circuitous way; a [[roundabout]] [[course]].
3. An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the [[bow]] of an [[arblast]], or [[crossbow]].

Verb

1. To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.
2. To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.

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