SINCE 1828
stem-winder
noun
stem-wind·er
| \ ˈstem-ˌwīn-dər
\
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Definition of stem-winder
1
: a stem-winding watch
2
[ from the superiority of the stem-winding watch over the older key-wound watch ]
: one that is first-rate of its kind
especially
: a stirring speech
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