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rope winch

rope winch noun: a set of three whirlers for simultaneously twisting the three yarns of a rope.

Noun

rope winch (plural rope winches)

  1. A set of three whirlers for simultaneously twisting the three yarns of a rope.

Forms of rope winch

pluralrope winches

Questions about rope winch

What does rope winch mean?
Rope winch means a set of three whirlers for simultaneously twisting the three yarns of a rope.
What part of speech is rope winch?
Rope winch is a noun.
What is the plural of rope winch?
The plural of rope winch is rope winches.

Words near rope winch in the dictionary

  1. rope twist
  2. rope twists
  3. rope up
  4. rope wall
  5. rope walls
  6. rope winch
  7. rope winches
  8. rope worm
  9. rope worms
  10. rope yarn
  11. Rope Yarn Sunday

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