minute hand

[min-it]

noun

the hand that indicates the minutes on a clock or watch, usually longer than the hour hand.

Origin of minute hand

First recorded in 1720–30

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Examples from the Web for minute hand

Historical Examples of minute hand

I did; the minute-hand was exactly there, under the point of that Cupid's foot.
The Room in the Dragon Volant
J. Sheridan LeFanu
His conversation does not show the minute-hand, but he strikes the hour very correctly.
Familiar Quotations
John Bartlett
At last the minute-hand reached the highest point of the dial.
Over the Teacups
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
He sat looking at the minute-hand of the eviscerated Mission clock.
A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays
Willa Cather
In the doing of which they held the minute-hand, and disturbed the clock's economy.
Tom Brown's School Days
Thomas Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for minute hand

minute hand

noun

the pointer on a timepiece that indicates minutes, typically the longer hand of twoCompare hour hand, second hand

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