remontoir
noun
rem·on·toir
\¦remən‧¦twär\
variants: or
remontoire
\¦remən‧¦twär\Definition of remontoir
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: a device to give a uniform impulse to a pendulum or balance
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Origin and Etymology of remontoir
French remontoir device for winding clocks, from remonter to remount, rewind
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