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hunting watch

hunting watch

8.2
A small pocket clock with a hinged metal lid that protects the glass
  • noun
  • /ˈhʌntɪŋ wɑtʃ/
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  • His antique hunting watch had a beautiful engraved case that kept the crystal safe.

Examples

  • She inherited a vintage hunting watch that belonged to her grandfather, complete with its protective cover.

  • Cartier watches are some of the greatest hunting watches readily available.

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  • The hunting watch he carried during his trips was not only functional but also a family heirloom.

Synonyms

pocket watch
vshunting watch
  • Archaic
12 3.5

A small watch carried in a pocket and often connected to a chain

is a covered type with a hinged metal lid protecting the glass crystal
hunter
vshunting watch
  • Archaic
5 9.3

A pocket watch with a metal cover that protects the glass

has identical meaning but is an alternative variant form

Surface Forms

hunting watch singular
hunting watches plural

Morphology

hunting + watch

The noun+noun composition lets learners reasonably infer something like 'a watch used for hunting' from 'hunting' + 'watch', so there is some compositional cue. However the documented meaning — a pocket watch with a hinged metal cover (a technical/historical 'hunter' case) — is a specialized, non-obvious feature not predictable from the constituents alone, so learners who only know the words would not reliably derive the correct sense.

Etymology

Hunting watch may come from a simple image: a hunter or rider carrying a pocket watch with a metal cover to stop branches and dirt breaking the glass. So, the name came to mean a pocket watch with a metal lid 'to protect the glass'.