WINDLASS

PRONUNCIATION: (WIHND-luhs)

MEANING: noun: A device for lifting or hauling, using a rope or cable wound around a cylinder.
verb tr.: To extract, lift, or bring forth with deliberate, steady effort.

ETYMOLOGY: From Old Norse vindass, from vinda (to wind) + ass (pole). Earliest documented use: 1294.
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WINE PASS - free admission to the Oenophiles' Club

WAND LASS - Hermione, or Fleur, or Molly, or Minerva, or even Narcissa, among many others; take your pick

MIND, LASS - Behave yourself, young lady!