windlass

• At noon it cleared up a little, and the windlass was again manned; but in a short time the fog became thicker than ever. —  Poor Jack
• Upon this, the windlass was at once manned, the cable hove short, and the tug signalled to come alongside and take the tow-rope. —  The Missing Merchantman
• The Spanish windlass, which is used in surgery for controlling haemorrage, seemed to me to be applicable for fastening scions in place. —  Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919
• Fortunately for us, our windlass was an exceptionally good and powerful one; but, on the other hand, the holding-ground proved to be exceptionally tenacious; and, for a long five minutes, the cable stood straight up and down, rigid as a solid bar, defying our utmost efforts to get so much as a single additional pawl. —  The Cruise of the "Esmeralda"
• Above this a stout windlass has been arranged on two forked logs A few feet below the surface the cave spreads out jug-shaped, so that in descending nothing is touched until the floor is reached, one hundred feet beneath the surface; consequently the only danger to be apprehended is a fall Each of the three men present kindly offered to go down and make the exploration with me, but that would have left only two at the windlass, and for a man's weight, safety requires four. —  Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills

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