n. 1. A stem-winding watch. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2.Hence: (Fig.) Anything of superior quality, as was attributed to the stem-winding watch; -- esp. used to describe a stirring speech, as in the phrase “a stem-winder of a speech” or “delivered a stem-winder”. [ PJC ]
1. One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Arch.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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