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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1637
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(Wach-glass,) Watch-glass, n. [18th c. Eng. watch-glass; Wach(e n.] An hour-glass. —1637 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 534.
There is daily less and less oil in our lamps, and less and less sand in our watch-glass
