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OT why?
In article , Alan (BigAl) wrote:
On 04/07/2013 21:38, David Hill wrote: Why do we call the time piece that we wear on our wrist a "Watch"? http://etymonline.com/?term=watch It is a bit vague, but it is the best I could find. As far as I understand the OED, it was originally applied to the alarm system of a timepiece (1440) and then became attached to the timepiece as a whole. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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