Definitions

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  • noun a strap of leather, metal etc that holds a wristwatch in place; a watchband

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist

Etymologies

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watch + strap

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Examples

  • A few goals and they would be in the lead as usual, Harry assured himself, bobbing and weaving through the other players in pursuit of something shiny that turned out to be Montague's watchstrap.

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003

  • Cochrane peeled a sliver of the meat from one of the round objects and put it under his watchstrap.

    Operation: Outer Space Murray Leinster 1935

  • I love it when it is too hot, when the decomposing rubbish starts to remind you of the smells of Moroccan souks, when the air becomes almost liquid, and you can cultivate a really striking watchstrap mark.

    New Statesman 2010

  • London watchstrap filter: recommendations for shops in London that have a variety of

    Ask MetaFilter paulesque 2010

  • Plus you can accessorise with an ARRSE watchstrap.

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • I also found the local jeweller does emergency watchstrap repairs free of charge - I'm a tourist who doesn't speak the local language, so I expect to be ripped off, so this was wonderful!

    OpenOffice.org Planet John McCreesh 2009

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