winding sticks

pl. Joinery: Two sticks or strips of wood placed acro the two ends of a board to ascertain whether it is a plane surface, or if it warps or winds. winding-tackle, s. Nautical : A purchase of one fixed three-sheave block, and a movable double or treble block, suspended from a lower-mast head, and used in getting in or off heavy freight, stores, or armament. wind-ing-ly, adv. [Eng. winding; -ly.] In a winding, circuitous, or meandering manner.