(a) An apparatus for hoisting or hauling, a winch, windlass [cp. windas n.]; naut.middel wind, ?a central garnet used in brailing up the sail
(b) a wooden reel from which a hank or thread of yarn……
Naut. (a) Rope or canvas for sailmaking, binding of sails, etc.; a piece of rope or canvas for these uses; ?also, one of the strengthening bands arranged as a lattice on a sail; wining rop
(b) pl.……
(a) A small gathering or bundle of cut grass, straw, or grain stalks; wisp of hei (strau)
(b) a bundle of straw, hay, or similar material twisted together for use as a torch; wisp of fir;
(c) a……
(a) The action of wrapping or tying with a cord, binding with rope; naut. the securing of a mast by winding rope around it
(b) ?some sort of wrapping or tie for a leather sack or boot [cp. wellinge n……
A wrecked ship, shipwreck; ship wrak; toward a wrak, on the verge of being wrecked; gon (ben igone) to wrak, of a ship: to suffer destruction on the water, be wrecked; also in fig. context.
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(a) Of a person or God: to exact vengeance, inflict punishment for wrong done; display vindictive anger [last quot.]; exact vengeance (on sb. or a god); also, inflict punishment (on sb.)
(b) to……
