stem-winder

US proscribed obsolete

A watch that is wound up by turning a small knob (at the stem). / (US) A rousing speech, especially by a politician. / (US) Someone who gives such speeches; a great orator.

Japanese Meaning

小さなノブ（スティーム）を回して巻き上げるタイプの腕時計。 / （米国で）感動を呼び起こす熱烈な演説、特に政治家によるもの。 / （米国で）そのような熱烈な演説を行う人物、優れた演説家。

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He inherited a beautiful stem-winder from his grandfather and wound it every evening.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は祖父から美しい、竜頭を回して巻く時計を受け継ぎ、毎晩それを巻いていた。

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Sense（1）

A watch that is wound up by turning a small knob (at the stem).

Sense（2）

(US) A rousing speech, especially by a politician.

Sense（3）

(US) Someone who gives such speeches; a great orator.

Sense（4）

(US, proscribed) A boring, interminable speech.

Or – heaven forbid – the Bill Clinton of 1988, who gave a tedious stemwinder in 1988 that has gone down in the books as the worst nominating speech in recent memory?

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Sense（5）

(US, obsolete) Something top-notch or first-rate.

stem-winders

（ plural ）

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