Obs. Also 3 wynyng; 4 pl. wyn(e)wes, wynwys. [repr. OE. wining ‘leg-band,’ of obscure formation.
For the later plural forms cf. penewes, for the earlier peneʓas, var. of peningas, pl. of pening PENNY.]
A small strong rope for tying a sail; = GASKET 1.
1295. Acc. Exch. K. R., 5/8 m. 13. Et iiij.s. in xij. duodenis de Wyninges emptis … ad velum. Ibid. (1296), 5/20 m. 5. In filo empto ad velum et vna pecia de Wynyng emptis de eodem.
1304. Acc. Exch. K. R., 12/6 m. 3. In .ij. velis, et Wynwes, et minutis cordellis. Ibid. (1336), 19/31 m. 5. Computat … in CC. xx. vlnis de Beluere emptis pro Wynewes inde faciendis ad dictum velum cum eisdem ligandum.
1420. in For. Acc. 3 Hen. VI., G/2. In … sepo Towe Wynwys et aliis diuersis ferramentis.
