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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wind \wind\, v. t. imp.  p. p. winded; p. pr.  vb. n.
   winding.
   1913 webster
   1. to expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
      1913 webster

   2. to perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as,
      the hounds winded the game.
      1913 webster

   3.
      a to drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a
          horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of
          breath.
      b to rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to
          be recovered; to breathe.
          1913 webster

   to wind a ship naut., to turn it end for end, so that the
      wind strikes it on the opposite side.
      1913 webster
see also:
winded winding to wind a ship 

Results 1 - 4 of 4 found about to wind a ship:

Clipper Ship >> C Words
Clipper Ship, definition of term: Clipper Ship
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Chinook Wind >> C Words
Chinook Wind, definition of term: Chinook Wind
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Breaking Wind >> B Words
Breaking Wind, definition of term: Breaking Wind
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Break Wind >> B Words
Break Wind, definition of term: Break Wind
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