winder

(wīndər)

noun

  1. a person who winds material or operates a winding machine in textile and other industries
  2. an apparatus for winding or on which winding is done
  3. a key, knob, etc. for winding a spring-operated mechanism
  4. any of the steps in a winding staircase

See winder in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One that winds, especially a textile worker or machine that winds cloth or materials.
  2. An object, such as a spool or barrel, around which material is wound.
  3. A device, such as a key, for winding up a spring-driven mechanism.
  4. One of the steps of a winding staircase.

noun
Upper Southern U.S.
Variant of window. See Regional Note at holler2.

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