winze
1
[winz]
/wɪnz/
noun
,
Mining.
1.
a vertical or inclined shaft driven downward from a drift into an orebody.
Also,
windz
.
Compare
raise
(def 38).
Origin
1750-60;
earlier
winds,
apparently derivative of
wind
2
in obsolete noun sense “apparatus for winding”
winze
2
[winz]
/wɪnz/
noun
,
Scot.
1.
a curse.
Origin
1775-85;
perhaps <
Dutch
wens
wish,
wensen
to wish; see
wish
British Dictionary definitions for
winze
winze
/
wɪnz
/
noun
1.
(
mining
) a steeply inclined shaft, as for ventilation between levels
Word Origin
C18: from earlier
winds,
probably from C14
wynde
windlass, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German
winde;
related to Danish
vinde
pulley