Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mining, a machine worked by a horse for raising ore or water from a mine.
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The two go on sinking, until presently the hole is too deep to use a windlass any more -- a horse-whim is needed and then a hoisting engine.
The Boys of Crawford's Basin The Story of a Mountain Ranch in the Early Days of Colorado Chase [Illustrator] Emerson 1887
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