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malacate — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • windlass noun Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights

Senses

malacate is used for these senses in English:

  • windlass An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

windlass — full definition

  1. noun Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
  2. noun A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
  3. noun An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.
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