Bible Dictionaries
Winch

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.

(2):

(n.) A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.

(3):

(v. i.) To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

(4):

(n.) An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.

(5):

(n.) 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.

(6):

(n.) A wince.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Winch'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/winch.html. 1828.