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pocket watch
A small portable timepiece carried in a pocket, typically on a chain.
祖父の懐中時計をもらった。
I received my grandfather's pocket watch.
金の懐中時計を持っている。
I have a gold pocket watch.
彼はポケットから懐中時計を取り出して時間を確認した。
He took out a pocket watch from his pocket and checked the time.
A small clock carried in a pocket, typically attached to a chain. A compound of 懐中 (in one's pocket; on one's person) and 時計 (clock/watch). Although no longer a common everyday item, pocket watches appear frequently in literature, period dramas, and as collector's items.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 懐中時計の鎖: pocket watch chain
- 懐中時計を開く: to open a pocket watch
- 金の懐中時計: a gold pocket watch
- アンティークの懐中時計: an antique pocket watch
RELATED TERMS:
- 腕時計: wristwatch
- 懐中電灯: flashlight (another 懐中 compound)
- 時計: clock; watch