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winze1  (winz),USA pronunciation n. [Mining.]
  1. Mininga vertical or inclined shaft driven downward from a drift into an orebody.
Also, windz. Cf. raise (def. 39).
  • earlier winds, apparently derivative of wind2 in obsolete noun, nominal sense "apparatus for winding'' 1750–60

winze2  (winz),USA pronunciation n. [Scot.]
  1. Scottish Termsa curse.
  • Dutch wens wish, wensen to wish; see wish
  • perh. 1775–85

'winze' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
raise - windz

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