pocket watch

noun

plural pocket watches

: a portable timepiece designed to be carried in the pocket

… we fell for a circa 1890 … gentleman's pocket watch with a beautifully engraved case, a clear white face, and slender, elegant hands.

—Lynn Yaeger

His western-style shirt was topped with a dark pinstriped vest; the thick gold chain that draped across it ended in an ornate pocket watch.

—Linda Billington

Word History

First Known Use

1637, in the meaning defined above