kite winder

[ wahyn-der ]

/ ˈwaɪn dər /

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noun

a triangular winder on a staircase.

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Maybe not good enough to fly a kite with my face on it through Central Park, but better.
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It occurred to him then, for the first time, that a third resource was open—he might cut the rope, and let the kite go free!
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These Eskimos were very fond of kite-flying, for its own sake, without reference to utility!
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The third boat and kite had been damaged beyond repair, but the two left were sufficient.
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It needed only an exertion of will for the soul to hurl the body ashore as wind drives paper; to waft it kite-fashion to the bank.
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