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windles¹

  • /ˈwɪndəlz/

Where it comes from

See windle.

noun

  1. plural plural of windle

windles²

  • /ˈwɪndəlz/

Where it comes from

From slurred pronunciation of windlass.

noun

  1. A winch, a windlass. God's sake, speak her fair and canny, or we will have a raveled hasp on the yarn-windles!

Windles³

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Windle

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"windles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/windles. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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windles. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/windles

Chicago

"windles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/windles.

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@misc{windles_2026,
  title = {windles},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/windles},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}