Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A watch provided with an alarm which can be set to strike at a given moment, in order to attract attention.
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Examples
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I rose generally at midnight, waking at the proper time; but if I wound up my alarm-watch, then I used not to awake in time.
Autobiography of Madame Guyon Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte, 1648-1717 1880
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I rose generally at midnight, waking at the proper time; but if I wound up my alarm-watch, then I used not to awake in time.
The Autobiography of Madame Guyon Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon 1682
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