Definition for WIND'LASS

WIND'LASS, n. [wind and lace. Qu.]

  1. A machine for raising great weights, consisting of a cylinder or roller of timber, moving on its axis and turned by levers, with a rope or chain attached to the weight.
  2. A handle by which any thing is turned. [Not in use.] – Shak.

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