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box chronometer

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noun

  1. nautical a ship's chronometer, supported on gimbals in a wooden box

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The darkness was such that my assistant had very great trouble in reading his box chronometer.

From Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy by Airy, George Biddell

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