A mechanical device, often a pulley system or hoist, used for raising heavy objects; an archaic or technical term for a lifting apparatus.
Possibly from French guinde or related to Old French guinder (to hoist). The term appears in technical and nautical contexts, though its exact etymology remains obscure.
Guinde is practically a ghost word in English—it appears in old technical manuals but almost nobody uses it today, replaced by more common terms like pulley, hoist, or winch, showing how specialized vocabulary evolves and dies out.
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