winze
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of winze1
1750–60; earlier winds, apparently derivative of wind 2 in obsolete noun sense “apparatus for winding”
Origin of winze2
1775–85; perhaps < Dutch wens wish, wensen to wish; see wish
Example Sentences
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He was still engaged in prayer when the water drove them from the level, and compelled them to re-ascend the winze.
From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
They were in a winze about thirty fathoms from the engine-shaft.
From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
They found the posts in the tool-shed, and, borne upon the initial enthusiasm of their venture, began to sink a sort of winze on each side of the lawn.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 1, 1917. by Various
When the connection between levels is completed, a miner standing at the bottom usually refers to the opening as a rise, and when he goes to the top he calls it a winze.
From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Herbert Hoover
At the first rush the water had almost filled the level where it occurred, and, sweeping onward about eight fathoms to a winze, plunged down and partly over it.
From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
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