hour hand

noun

the hand that indicates the hours on a clock or watch.

Words nearby hour hand

houphouet-boigny, houppelande, hour, hour angle, hour circle, hour hand, hourglass, hourglass contraction, hourglass murmur, hourglass stomach, houri

Origin of hour hand

First recorded in 1660–70

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Examples from the Web for hour hand

The weight (A), of 500 pounds, is wound up by a crank (the key) at P. O is the hour-hand.
Stories of Useful Inventions|Samuel Eagle Foreman
A clock was hanging in the delicatessen-store window, and the hour-hand stood at nine.
The Long Day|Dorothy Richardson
To pit the medical school against the nurse-training school is to pit the hour-hand against the minute-hand.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2|Edward Tyas Cook
Mrs. Greyfield smiled and sighed, and remarked upon the fact that the hour-hand of the clock pointed to two in the morning.
The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems|Frances Fuller Victor

The great Bear is also to be remembered as the hour-hand of the woodman's clock.
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts|Girl Scouts

British Dictionary definitions for hour hand

hour hand

noun

the pointer on a timepiece that indicates the hourCompare minute hand, second hand

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