[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

winch \winch\, v. i. see wince.
   to wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
   1913 webster
see also:
wince 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

winch \winch\, n.
   a kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.
   --shelton.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

winch \winch\, n. oe. winche, as. wince a winch, a reel to wind
   thread upon. cf. wink.
   1913 webster
   1. a crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a
      grindstone, etc.
      1913 webster

   2. an instrument with which to turn or strain something
      forcibly.
      1913 webster

   3. an axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by
      power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship,
      from mines, etc.; a windlass.
      1913 webster

   4. a wince.
      1913 webster
      1913 webster
see also:
wink 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

winch
     n : lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by
         a crank on which a cable or rope winds syn: windlass
     v : pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the
         slack line"
see also:
windlass 

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