jan 1, 1617 - winding
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A flexible rod or withy. 1463 <i>30 bunch wyndyng</i>, Hull (YRS144/59); 1617 <i>tooke a short hande byll from one Sampson ... cutting wyndyng in my Spellow wodd,</i> Brandsby (NYRO44/141). Used as a verb: 1469-70 ‘To a wright for <i>wyndyng</i> of the Trinity House’, Hull (YAJ62/166). See ring, writhing wand, yedder.
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