watchwork

English

Etymology

From watch +‎ -work.

Noun

watchwork (uncountable)

  2. The work produced by watchmaking; the mechanical or electronic arrangements making up a watch (portable timepiece).
    Hypernyms: clockwork (sometimes construed as coordinate), movement < mechanism, works
    Holonym: watch
    Comeronyms: watch face, watchface, watchcase, watchband
    Meronym: escapement

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