windles

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɪndəlz/ === Etymology 1 === See windle. ==== Noun ==== windles plural of windle === Etymology 2 === From slurred pronunciation of windlass. ==== Noun ==== windles A winch, a windlass. ===== Translations ===== === References === Walter William Skeat (1884), An etymological dictionary of the English language. Henry Sweet (1888), A history of English sounds from the earliest period: with full word-lists === Anagrams === Swindle, swindle, wildens == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwind.les/ === Noun === windles genitive singular of windel