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Hoisting Device Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is WINCH which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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99%5Exact Match!
noun

• lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

verb

• pull or lift up with or as if with a winch

98%5Exact Match!
noun

• a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice

• a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

• a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel

• a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released

• bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck

verb

• hurl as if with a sling

• hang loosely or freely; let swing

• move with a sling

• hold or carry in a sling

34%6 Old explosive device used for blasting holes in gates and walls (with which one should avoid hoisting oneself!)
noun

• an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall

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New York Times25 Apr 2002 Down 41
New York Times22 Dec 1999 Across 71
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