Meaning & use
pocket watch
A small watch, traditionally carried in a pocket and often attached to a chain, rather than worn on the wrist.
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His grandfather's gold pocket watch had been passed down for three generations.
The conductor checked his pocket watch before signaling the train to depart.
A note on using this word
Pocket watches were the standard timepiece before wristwatches became popular in the early twentieth century.
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