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Chi-nese — wind′lass.

A differential windlass in which the cord winds off one part of the barrel and on to the other, the amount of absolute lift being governed by the difference in the diameters of the respective portions.

It is a good contrivance in the respect that great power may be attained without making the axle so small as to be too weak for its work. See differential windlass.

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