clockwatch
nounUK /ˈklɒkwɒtʃ/
US /ˈklɑːkwɑːtʃ/
A clockwatch is a watch that can also chime the time like a small clock.
Grandpa showed me his old clockwatch and let it ring out the hour.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A watch that strikes the hours automatically, as opposed to a repeater that chimes on demand.
The antique clockwatch struck twelve at midnight.
3. The act of watching a clock closely, especially while waiting for something to happen.
His clockwatch during the final minutes of the shift made time seem to crawl.
4. A person assigned to keep time or monitor a clock, such as at a sporting event.
The clockwatch kept careful note of every second during the race.