📖 Definitions of "Wince"
noun
- 1
A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
- 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.
verb
- 1
To flinch as if in pain or distress.
- 2
To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.
- 3
To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.
"A horse winces."
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