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
His rhetoric during his now-typical stemwinder wasn't just whiny, but downright Koresh-like in its apocalyptic tones.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2023
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
What sort of watch was yours, domestic or foreign, stemwinder or keyed, open face or hunting case, gold, silver, or nickel case?
From The Hilltop Boys on the River by Burleigh, Cyril
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