stem-winder

British

noun

Also called: stem-winding watch. a watch wound by an expanded crown on the bar projecting outside the case, as opposed to one wound by a separate key

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Example Sentences

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Trump’s 90-minute-plus stem-winder went on well past midnight on the East Coast.

From Los Angeles Times

But for viewers who watched the whole 92-minute stem-winder, which devolved into a meandering list of bogus claims and well-worn grievances, the lesson was that there is no New Trump.

From Los Angeles Times

Bryan was ready with his clickbait: a stem-winder on the evils of income inequality.

From Fox News

Last year, he hugged the American flag and launched into a stem-winder that lasted more than two hours.

From Washington Times

Last year, he walked out on stage to give a bear hug to a U.S. flag before delivering a two-hour stem-winder in which he denounced Democrats as the party of “the socialist nightmare.”

From Washington Times

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