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Definition: BEAT OF A WATCH

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. The stroke or sound made by the action of the escapement. A clock is in beat or out of beat, according as the strokes is at equal or unequal intervals.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: BEAT OF A WATCH

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. The stroke or sound made by the action of the escapement. A clock is in beat or out of beat, according as the strokes is at equal or unequal intervals.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Common Expressions: BEAT OF A WATCH

ExpressionsDefinition
Beat of a watchThe stroke or sound made by the action of the escapement. A clock is in beat or out of beat, according as the strokes is at equal or unequal intervals. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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