— rewinder , n.
v. /ree wuynd"/ ; n. /ree"wuynd'/ , v. , rewound or ( Rare ) rewinded; rewinding , n.
v.t. , v.i.
1. to wind again.
2. to wind back to or toward the beginning; reverse.
n.
3. an act or instance of rewinding.
4. a function of a tape recorder or tape deck that causes the tape to wind backward.
5. a push button or other control for reversing or reeling, as on a tape player.
6. a camera control or mechanism used to wind film back into a film cassette.
[ 1710-20; RE- + WIND 2 ]