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wrist watch
or wristwatch
noun
- a watch attached to a strap or band worn about the wrist.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wrist watch1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
He wears a real pearl stud and a good signet ring; also a gold wrist watch, face broken and hands stopped at seven-fifteen.
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At the crest of the ridge, Benson stopped for an instant, glancing first at his wrist-watch and then back over his shoulder.
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She glanced at her wrist-watch which she had left upon the little lacquered writing-table.
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His glance touched the desk across the room, and now he noticed his missing wrist watch on it.
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The wrist watch, held by thousands of people to be such a boon, was of French invention.
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