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   windlass

   /ˈwɪndləs/

   noun

   • 1. a winch, especially one on a ship or in a harbour.

   verb

   • 1. haul or lift (something) with a windlass.

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably an alteration of obsolete windas, via Anglo-Norman French from Old Norse vindáss, literally ‘winding pole’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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