hour hand

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. The short hand on a clock or watch that indicates hours.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. The hand or pointed pin which indicates the hour on a timepiece.

Wiktionary

1. n. The hand of a clock or watch face that revolves twice each day and indicates the hours.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. the hand or index which shows the hour on a timepiece.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours