wind·lass
noun/ˈwɪndləs/
/ˈwɪndləs/
- a type of winch (= a machine for lifting or pulling heavy objects)
绞盘；卷扬机；辘轳 Word Originlate Middle English: probably an alteration of obsolete windas, via Anglo-Norman French from Old Norse vindáss, literally ‘winding pole’.