See Also: East Wind, Easterly Wind - Sailing(gambling)
West Wind, Westerly Wind. - Sailing(gambling)
North Wind, Northerly Wind - Sailing(gambling)
South Wind, Southerly Wind - Sailing(gambling)
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wind-up(1) (iou)



wind-up noun1 & adjective. L16.
[from wind up s.v. WIND verb1.]
A. noun.
The action or an act of winding up or concluding something; the close, conclusion, or finish of something. L16.
Baseball. The motions of a pitcher preparing to pitch the ball. M20.
Material that has become wound round something; the action of winding or coiling something round something else; the action of becoming twisted or stressed by the application of torque. M20.
A deliberate attempt to provoke someone by misleading or hoaxing; a trick, a tease, a practical joke. colloq. L20.
ellipt. A device operated by being wound up, as a wind-up gramophone or a clockwork toy. L20.
b. adjective.
Operated by being wound up; spec. clockwork; (of a window of a motor vehicle) raised and lowered by the rotation of a handle. L18.
Forming the conclusion of something; concluding, closing. M19.