单词 | gypsy winch |
释义 | > as lemmasgypsy winch gypsy winch n. chiefly Nautical (originally) a windlass equipped with a wheel having several pairs of projections or depressions adapted to engage the links of a chain, used to hoist and lower chains; (in later use) any of several types of windlass used to hoist or lower rope or chain, esp. one used to raise and lower an anchor.Cf. sense A. 6. ΚΠ 1850 C. Lamport Brit. Patent 13,135 6 I do not claim as my Invention either the gipsey winch itself, nor the union of pumping with the ordinary winch alone. 1900 Bath (Maine) Independent 13 Oct. The vessel has a gypsy winch for handling sails, and an extra 6x8 winch aft. 2005 S. K. Chakrabarti Handbk. Offshore Engin. I. vii. 459 The chains pass to individual mooring line gypsy winches. < as lemmas |
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