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winder
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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. winder
  2. stem-winder
  3. bench key

wind·er

noun \ˈwīn-dər\

Definition of WINDER

: one that winds: as
a : a worker or machine that winds thread and yarn
b : a key for winding a mechanism (as a clock)
c : a step that is wider at one end than at the other (as in a spiral staircase)

First Known Use of WINDER

13th century

Rhymes with WINDER

binder, blinder, finder, grinder, hinder, minder

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