Winder
Winder , noun
[From Wind to turn.]
1.
One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant.
2.
An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like.
3.
(Architecture) One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan, so that each tread is broader at one end than at the other; -- distinguished from flyer.
Winder , verb, transitive and intransitive
[Prov. English winder a fan, and to winnow. {not transcribed}. Compare Winnow.]
To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Provincial English]
Winder , noun
A blow taking away the breath. [Slang]
Winder , intransitive verb
To wither; to fail. [Obsolete] — Holland