stem-winder
9.9
A watch that you keep running by turning the small knob on it
- noun
- /ˈstɛmˌwaɪndər/
- Archaic
:
reloj de cuerda
- He proudly displayed his collection of stem-winder watches on the shelf.
Examples
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My grandfather has a vintage stem-winder that he needs to wind up every day.
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Hey, Buck, there's your stem-winder.
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To keep his antique stem-winder running smoothly, he gently turned the knob at the top.
How Manual
Surface Forms
stem-winder singular
stem-winders plural
Morphology
Etymology
Stem-winder comes from stem (the small 'shaft' or 'stick' on a watch) and winder, from wind meaning 'to turn'. So a stem-winder is a watch you 'wind' by turning the little stem at its end.