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noun
Usually field glasses. binoculars for use out of doors.
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Origin of field glass
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby field glass
fielder's choice, field event, field exercise, fieldfare, fieldgate, field glass, field glasses, field goal, field grade, field guidance, field guide
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How to use field glass in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for field glass
field glass
noun
a small telescope often incorporating a prism and held in one hand
a former name for field glasses
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