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Spanish windlass

Spanish windlass noun: a wooden roller, with a rope wound about it, into which a marlinspike is thrust to serve as a lever.

Noun

Spanish windlass (plural Spanish windlasses)

  1. A wooden roller, with a rope wound about it, into which a marlinspike is thrust to serve as a lever.

Forms of Spanish windlass

pluralSpanish windlasses

Questions about Spanish windlass

What does Spanish windlass mean?
Spanish windlass means a wooden roller, with a rope wound about it, into which a marlinspike is thrust to serve as a lever.
What part of speech is Spanish windlass?
Spanish windlass is a noun.
What is the plural of Spanish windlass?
The plural of Spanish windlass is Spanish windlasses.

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