- Some
winches have a "stripper" or
cleat to
maintain tension.
These are
known as "self-tailing"
winches. The
earliest literary reference to a
winch can...
- A
winch is a
mechanical device used to pull in, let out, or
otherwise adjust the
tension of a rope or cable.
Winch or
winching may also
refer to: Eli Winch...
- The
Winch Baronetcy, of
Hawnes in the
County of Bedford, was a
title in the
Baronetage of England. It was
created on 9 June 1660 for
Humphrey Winch, subsequently...
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Peter Guy
Winch (14
January 1926 – 27
April 1997) was a
British philosopher known for his
contributions to the
philosophy of
social science, Wittgenstein...
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locomotive from cold took
several hours. As a result, in Germany,
locomotive winches could be
found in
almost all
steam locomotive sheds (Bahnbetriebswerk)...
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Largo Winch II (released
internationally as The
Burma Conspiracy) is a 2011
French action thriller film
based on the
Belgian comic book
Largo Winch. It...
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Martin Ronald Winch (28
February 1949 – 21 May 2011) was a New
Zealand guitarist,
composer and musician. Born in Nottingham, England,
Martin was 14 when...
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Winch machine or
winch dyeing machine is a type of
dyeing machine suitable for
piece dyeing. A
winch is a
simple machine. It is
equipped with a
winch...
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Largo Winch is a
Belgian comic book
series by
Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme,
published by Dupuis. It
started as a
series of
novels by Van
Hamme in...
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Elizabeth Joan
Winch (14
August 1930 – 6
September 2018),
known professionally as Liz Fraser, was a
British film actress, best
known for
being cast in...
