"tipsy key" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tipsy keys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tipsy key (plural tipsy keys)
  1. A key for winding a watch in which the head is released if an attempt is made to turn it backwards.
    Sense id: en-tipsy_key-en-noun-CzKZT72O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "tipsy keys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tipsy key (plural tipsy keys)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A key for winding a watch in which the head is released if an attempt is made to turn it backwards."
      ],
      "id": "en-tipsy_key-en-noun-CzKZT72O",
      "links": [
        [
          "wind",
          "wind"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tipsy key"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tipsy keys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tipsy key (plural tipsy keys)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A key for winding a watch in which the head is released if an attempt is made to turn it backwards."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wind",
          "wind"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tipsy key"
}

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