Hypertext Webster Gateway: "winder"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Winder \Wind"er\, n.
A blow taking away the breath. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Winder \Wind"er\, v. i.
To wither; to fail. [Obs.] --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Winder \Wind"er\, n. [From {Wind} to turn.]
1. One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or
winding plant.
2. An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on
spools, bobbins, reels, or the like.
3. (Arch.) One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan,
so that each tread is broader at one end than at the
other; -- distinguished from flyer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Winder \Wind"er\, v. t. & i. [Prov. E. winder a fan, and to
winnow. ?. Cf. {Winnow}.]
To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Prov. Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
winder
n 1: a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other
mechanism)
2: mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven
by a spring (as a clock) [syn: {key}]
3: mechanical device around which something can be wound
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