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'''Winder''' may refer to:
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* A '''winder''', a device for transferring energy into a mechanical storage such as [[mainspring]]s or the weights of a [[longcase clock]]. Its supply may be the hand—most familiarly so—or an electric motor.
* A '''winder''', a machine for wrapping string, twine, cord, thread, yarn, rope, wire, ribbon, tape, etc. onto a spool, bobbin, reel, etc.
*A '''winder''', one in a series of wedge shaped steps in a [[stairway]], used to make a 90 degree turn.
==Places==
* [[Winder, Georgia]], a location in the United States
* [[Lake Winder]], a lake in Florida, United States
* [[Winder, Cumbria]], a location in the United Kingdom
==People==
* [[John R. Winder]], a past Latter-Day Saints church leader
* [[Levin Winder]], the governor of Maryland from 1812-1816
* [[Michael K. Winder]], an American businessman, historian, and politician
* [[Frank Winder]], an Irish scientist and climber
==Other uses==
* [[Winder Farms]], online grocer
* [[USS PCS-1376|USS ''PCS-1376'']], a ship given of the US Navy, given the name ''Winder'' toward the end of its period of service
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