Winder,

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Winder \Wind"er\, v. t. & i. [Prov. E. winder a fan, and to
     winnow. ?. Cf. {Winnow}.]
     To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Winder \Wind"er\, n.
     A blow taking away the breath. [Slang]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Winder \Wind"er\, v. i.
     To wither; to fail. [Obs.] --Holland.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Winder \Wind"er\, n. [From {Wind} to turn.]
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     1. One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or
        winding plant.
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     2. An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on
        spools, bobbins, reels, or the like.
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     3. (Arch.) One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan,
        so that each tread is broader at one end than at the
        other; -- distinguished from flyer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  winder
       n 1: a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other
            mechanism)
       2: mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven
          by a spring (as a clock) [syn: {key}]
       3: mechanical device around which something can be wound

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Winder, GA (city, FIPS 83420)
    Location: 33.99201 N, 83.72217 W
    Population (1990): 7373 (3202 housing units)
    Area: 24.1 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 30680

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Winder, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
     Population (2000):    10201
     Housing Units (2000): 4098
     Land area (2000):     10.835297 sq. miles (28.063289 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.359741 sq. miles (0.931725 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    11.195038 sq. miles (28.995014 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            83420
     Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
     Location:             33.996495 N, 83.720873 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     30680
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Winder, GA
      Winder