Whim

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006580",
  "term": "Whim",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A large winding machine, typically powered by animals such as horses or mules, used in early mining operations to hoist ore or water from a shaft. It consists of a vertical axle with a horizontal arm to which the animals are hitched, turning a drum that winds a rope. Whims were common before the widespread adoption of steam power.",
  "synonyms": [
    "boutade",
    "caprice",
    "capriccio",
    "conceit",
    "crotchet",
    "delirament",
    "fancy",
    "fangle",
    "figary",
    "flisk",
    "freak",
    "kink"
  ],
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "see_also": [
    "whimsy"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Kunstwinde",
    "es": "cabrestante",
    "fr": "manège"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/whim/"
}