单词 | pocket-watch |
释义 | > as lemmaspocket-watch The occasional occurrence of the term pocket-watch (see quot. ?1705 below) suggests that the word was sometimes applied to spring-driven clocks of larger size. From the beginning of the 17th cent. ‘watches’ (from the context clearly pocket watches) are often spoken of as striking.extracted from watchn.< as lemmas |
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