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pocket watch

noun as in watch

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Example Sentences

That favorite fountain pen, plus a pocket watch and chain inherited from a gambling great-uncle.

A vest-pocket watch keeps just as good time as a town-hall clock.

He was squatting on a straw mat, an ancient pocket watch propped up before him.

The dog sniffed about to lick up splinters of bone and Jeff looked at his big pocket watch.

She reached into a pocket in her apron and brought out a large pocket watch gleaming a dull gold.

Take the spring of a pocket watch, not too small nor too broad; one and a half to two lines in breadth is best.

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pocket watch, such as: timepiece, wristwatch, chronometer, stopwatch, ticker, and timer.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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