"pocket clock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pocket clocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pocket clock (plural pocket clocks)
  1. (now chiefly historical) A small portable timepiece; a pocket watch. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-pocket_clock-en-noun-xyoqtSX3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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