stemwinder
Americannoun
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a stemwinding watch.
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Older Slang.
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something remarkable of its kind.
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a rousing speech, especially a stirring political address.
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a stirring orator.
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Etymology
Origin of stemwinder
Example Sentences
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Trump spoke for an hour and 40 minutes, topping former President Clinton’s record-setting stemwinder given at the 2000 State of the Union, which ran for an hour and 28 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025
The usual parade of star elected officials sauntered past, but this time most opted to forgo the standard stemwinder for a tight five.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024
And as Friday began, McCarthy was deep into his stemwinder, shutting down business as usual.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2021
Asked what “flying dog” meant, he recited a stemwinder about hiking to the summit of K2 in 1983 and having a revelation in a hotel room in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2021
Yes, it is in a gold case and is a stemwinder, that much I remember.
From The Hilltop Boys on the River by Burleigh, Cyril
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