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Term: hand-wound

Definition:

Hand-wound refers to something that is powered or operated by winding it by hand, typically referring to mechanical devices.

Noun:

In the context of watches, a hand-wound timepiece is a mechanical watch that requires manual winding by turning its crown.

Example: The vintage watch collector prefers hand-wound watches for their classic charm.

Adjective:

Hand-wound can also describe any mechanical device or instrument that is powered through manual winding.

Example: The antique music box played a delightful melody through its hand-wound mechanism.

Verb:

To hand-wind is the action of manually winding a mechanical device or instrument.

Example: The musician carefully hand-wound the toy car's mechanism before it started zooming around.

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