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Meanings of spanish windlass in English
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Usage of spanish windlass in English
1
A Spanish windlass is slipped over a victim's head from behind.
2
Another important point in hickory propagation work consists in the employment of the Spanish windlass for fastening graft and stock together.
3
I then procured a handspike and heaver, and went to work setting up the rigging by a " Spanish windlass."
4
The Spanish windlass, which is used in surgery for controlling haemorrage,seemedto me to be applicablefor fasteningscionsinplace.
5
I could plainly see the picture of some queerly-drawn hands doing a " Spanish Windlass," but that wouldn't have done poor Greg any good at all.