pocket watch

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pocket watch¹

noun pocket watches · pocketwatch

  1. A watch carried in the pocket, often with a closing cover and usually attached to a chain.

pocket watch²

verb pocket watches · pocket watching · pocket watched · pocketwatch

  1. slang, transitive To jealously obsess over another person's finances or success. Pocket watching a high schooler is crazy.

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noun watch

Españolreloj de bolsillo, reloj de faltriquera, reloj de faldriquera m peluco
한국어회중시계 hoejungsigye
日本語懐中時計 kaichūdokei
中文懷錶 /怀表 huáibiǎo
हिन्दीजेबघड़ी jebaghṛī
Portuguêsrelógio de bolso
Françaismontre à gousset
DeutschTaschenuhr
Italianoorologio da tasca
Românăceas de buzunar
Русскийкарма́нные часы́ karmánnyje časý

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Españolmirar el bolsillo

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"pocket watch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pocket%20watch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pocket watch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pocket%20watch

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"pocket watch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pocket%20watch.

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@misc{pocket_watch_2026,
  title = {pocket watch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pocket%20watch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}