Spanish windlass
Britishnoun
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Oh, that," said Penn proudly, "is a Spanish windlass.
From Captains Courageous by Kipling, Rudyard
Another important point in hickory propagation work consists in the employment of the Spanish windlass for fastening graft and stock together.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 by Northern Nut Growers Association
The lever of the Spanish windlass is fastened with a cord or with a galvanized nail in order to prevent the windlass from unwinding and the whole covered with melted paraffin.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 by Northern Nut Growers Association
With a strong piece of wood the handkerchief is wound up like a Spanish windlass, until sufficient pressure is exerted to arrest the bleeding.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
In exceptional cases you find a tourniquet or the Spanish windlass applied.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 by Various
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