stemwinding

or stem-wind·ing

[ stem-wahyn-ding ]

adjective

wound by turning a knob at the stem.

Origin of stemwinding

¹

First recorded in 1865–70; stem¹ + winding

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How to use stemwinding in a sentence

Boxing-InFitting the watch movement in its case; applied chiefly to the encasing of stem-winding movements.
Time Telling through the Ages | Harry Chase Brearley
What more ubiquitous or ingenious illustration of modern progress than the American stem winding watch!
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century. | Edward W. Byrn

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