sweep hand

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noun Horology.

a hand, usually a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial.

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Origin of sweep hand

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby sweep hand

sweep, sweep account, sweepback, sweep check, sweeper, sweep hand, sweeping, sweepings, sweeping score, sweep off someone's feet, sweeps

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Eating disorders, on the other hand, are driven largely by biological processes that occur on the inside.
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“After the New York mentality, it is the ultimate contrast to see people making things by hand,” he said.
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Thankfully, his assistant knows these roads like the back of his hand.
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The collection includes kimono capes and hand woven jump overalls.
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Prices are relatively inexpensive and come in at around 135 euros for a shirt or 35 euros for hand woven boxers.
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After relievedly giving the pistol to the nearest soldier, he stumbled quickly over to Brion and took his hand.
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She is quite true, but not wise, and your left hand must not know what your right hand is doing.
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The aged woman made no reply; her eyes still studied Ramona's face, and she still held her hand.
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He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.
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She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
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British Dictionary definitions for sweep hand

sweep hand

noun

horology a long hand that registers seconds or fractions of seconds on the perimeter of the dial

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