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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[F.

moulinet

, orig., a little mill, dim. of

moulin

mill. See

The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, or the like.

A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.

In sword and saber exercises, a circular swing of the weapon.

moulinet ‎(plural moulinets)

(fencing, chiefly sabre) A circular cut, often composed of a parry, usually prime or seconde, moving thence into a circular cut.
The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, etc.
A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.