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Hydrus (iou) and wince (medicine)


Hydrus (iou)



Hydrus noun. . M17.
[Latin from Greek hudros water snake.]
A mythical water snake or sea serpent. rare. M17.
(The name of) a constellation of the southern hemisphere between the star Achernar and the pole; the Water Snake. Cf. HYDRA noun 2. E18.

wince (medicine)


wince


A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will. Wince pit, Wince pot, a tank or a pit where cloth in the process of dyeing or manufacture is washed, dipped in a mordant, or the like.

See: Winch.

Source: Websters Dictionary