winces

/W IH1 N S IH0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.

  2. 2

    A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment at will.

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wince, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/winces

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