Winch

proper nounattested in dialogue

A surname from Old English.

proper noun

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A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Various origins: * A topographic surname for someone who lived at a place where boats were hauled up onto the land by means of pulleys, from Old English winċe (“winch”). * From the second part of Old English hlēapewince (“lapwing”), probably a nickname.

Forms

plural: Winches

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Winch · A surname from Old English.

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