WINDLES

Etymology 1

Noun

windles

plural of windle

Etymology 2

Noun

windles

A winch, a windlass.

Anagrams

• Swindle, swindle, wildens

Proper noun

Windles

plural of Windle

Anagrams

• Swindle, swindle, wildens

Source: Wiktionary


WINDLE

Win"dle, n. Etym: [From Wind to turn.]

1. A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The redwing. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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