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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that winds, especially a textile worker or machine that winds cloth or materials.
- noun An object, such as a spool or barrel, around which material is wound.
- noun A device, such as a key, for winding up a spring-driven mechanism.
- noun One of the steps of a winding staircase.
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