watch guard

noun

a short chain, cord, or ribbon for securing a watch when worn on the person.

Origin of watch guard

First recorded in 1825–35

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Historical Examples of watch guard

I have got a watch-guard too, you see, for fear of losing my watch.
Deerbrook
Harriet Martineau
Here, each of you wear one of these on your watch-guard to remind you.
Eight Cousins
Louisa M. Alcott
Did you or did you not notice what kind of watch-guard Mr. Bellingham was wearing?
The Vanishing Man
R. Austin Freeman
"I think you will," he answered, playing with his watch-guard.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 17, No. 97, January, 1876
Various
Behold him in pepper-and-salt pantaloons, with his watch-guard round his neck.
Our Mutual Friend
Charles Dickens