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half-hunter

British  

noun

  1. a watch with a hinged lid in which a small circular opening or crystal allows the approximate time to be read See hunter

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He had also taken out a presentation gold half-hunter, suitably inscribed in memory of one of his more bloodless victories.

From The Thousandth Woman by Ernest W. Hornung

"Yes, sir," I said, and laid on the table my silver English half-hunter with Albert.

From Ruggles of Red Gap by Harry Leon Wilson

In the heart of the Breton border, in the debateable land between France and Britanny, dwelt Tortulf the Forester, half-brigand, half-hunter as the gloomy days went, living in free outlaw-fashion in the woods about Rennes.

From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by John Richard Green

My father had a half-hunter gold watch and a chain of twisted leather which he wore as long as I can remember.

From The House 'Round the Corner by Louis Tracy

The Squire slashed the dogs silent with his half-hunter to catch the reply.

From The Yeoman Adventurer by George W. Gough

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