hunting watch

noun

hunter (def 6).

Origin of hunting watch

1835-1845

First recorded in 1835-45

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Then he took out and opened his hunting watch, and closed it with a snap.

Sir Hilton's Sin George Manville Fenn
Arthur opened another drawer, revealing two silver watches, one an open face, the other a hunting watch.

Chester Rand Horatio Alger, Jr

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