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Spanish windlass

Syllabification: (Span·ish wind·lass)
Definition of Spanish windlass

noun

  • a device for tightening a rope or cable by twisting it using a stick as a lever.

Spanish windlass in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Spanish windlass in the British & World English dictionary
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