Spanish windlass

British  

noun

1. a stick used as a device for twisting and tightening a rope or cable

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Spanish windlass

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 Alexis Thomson

Oh, that," said Penn proudly, "is a Spanish windlass.

From Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling

For bending the sides a "Spanish windlass" of rope or chain was used.

From The Migrations of an American Boat Type by Howard I. (Howard Irving) Chapelle

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

On very heavy grafts Dr. Morris uses the Spanish windlass, as devised by him, for which he carries sisal cord, wooden or metal meat skewers, small staples and a mallet.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 by Northern Nut Growers Association