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stem-winder

N นาฬิกาไขลาน 

 

stem-winder

N นาฬิกาไขลาน  na-li-ka-kai-lan

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STEM-WINDER

STEM-WINDER Stem "-wind `er, n.

 

Defn: A stem-winding watch. [Colloq. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

stem-winder

stem-wind er |ˌwīndər ˈstɛm ˌwaɪndər |(also stemwinder ) ▶noun 1 informal an entertaining and rousing speech: the speech was a classic stem-winder in the best southern tradition. 2 dated a watch wound by turning a knob on the end of a stem. ORIGIN Sense 1 from the notion of “winding up ” or causing a lively reaction from those listening.

 

Oxford Dictionary

stem-winder

stem-winder ▶noun US 1 informal an entertaining and rousing speech: a stem-winder of a speech. 2 dated a watch wound by turning a knob on the end of a stem. ORIGIN Sense 1 from the notion of ‘winding up ’ or causing a lively reaction from those listening.

 

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