v. & n. See Swink. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Winced p. pr. & vb. n. Wincing ] [ OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir, guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier, winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan, wenken, to give way, to waver, fr. winchan to turn aside, to nod, akin to E. wink. See Wink. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of one who winces. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Winch. ] (Dyeing & Calico Printing) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wince pit,
Wince pot, a tank or a pit where cloth in the process of dyeing or manufacture is washed, dipped in a mordant, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Linsey-woolsey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. Shelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ See Wince. ] To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. winche, AS. wince a winch, a reel to wind thread upon. Cf. Wink. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a windlass. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A wince. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. The act of washing cloth, dipping it in dye, etc., with a wince. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wincing machine. (a) A wince. Ure. (b) A succession of winces. See Wince. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A little red flower, no doubt the pimpernel, which, when it opens in the morning, is supposed to bode a fair day. See Pimpernel. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is small red flower in the stubble fields, which country people call the wincopipe; which if it opens in the morning, you may be sure a fair day will follow. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]