"Winch" is a word in ENGLISH
A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a
grindstone, etc.
An instrument with which to turn or strain something
forcibly.
An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by
power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines,
etc.; a windlass.
A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.
To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or
uneasiness.
A wince.
I knew that, in a large degree, we were trying an experiment--that of testing whether or not it was possible for Negroes to build up and control the affairs of a large education institution. I knew that if we failed it wold injure the whole race.
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