winder
noun
wind·er
| \ ˈwīn-dər
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Getting yourself a wire cutter and string winder is helpful to make the process less tedious. — Henry Robertson, Popular Mechanics, "How to Set Up a Guitar And Make It Your Own," 7 Dec. 2018 There’s a piper to the sovereign and a grand carver and a royal clock winder. — William Booth, The Seattle Times, "The secrets of the royal ravenmaster at the Tower of London," 26 Oct. 2018 Royals rookie side-winder Tim Hill relinquished his team’s tenuous one-run lead in the seventh. — Maria Torres, kansascity, "Royals bullpen, dormant offense spoil Danny Duffy's start in narrow loss to Twins," 9 July 2018 There’s some speechifying from politicians like Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, but the documentary, to its credit, keeps the stem-winders to a minimum. — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, "A look onscreen at Marathon history," 5 Apr. 2018 According to Wellsted, the current issue is the winder, also known as the hoist which brings miners up. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Nearly 1,000 Miners Trapped in South African Gold Mine," 1 Feb. 2018 In a video interview, Wellsted describes an electrical surge disabling the winder. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Nearly 1,000 Miners Trapped in South African Gold Mine," 1 Feb. 2018 Called watch winders, the boxes contain oscillating cylinders around which the publicist’s 15 gleaming wristwatches are attached like rings to fingers. — Los Angeles Magazine, "Harvey Weinstein’s New Crisis PR Man Once Handled Rush Limbaugh, R. Kelly, and Accused Catholic Priests," 19 Dec. 2017 Bannon, who has toured the country delivering populist stem-winders, painted Tuesday's election as pivotal in the battle against McConnell and the Moore's accusers. — Bloomberg, AL.com, "Can Steve Bannon carry Roy Moore across the finish line?," 11 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'winder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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