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spyglass

[ spahy-glas, -glahs ]

noun

  1. a small telescope.


spyglass

/ ˈspaɪˌɡlɑːs /

noun

  1. a small telescope


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spyglass1

First recorded in 1700–10; spy + glass

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Example Sentences

After a few moments, and with Frane's aid, Russ Bunker got the wooden spyglass focused on the proper point.

Old Mrs. Bounderby h'isted the gold-mounted double spyglass she had slung round her neck and took an observation.

Fritz remained by me while I examined the object through my spyglass.

A preventive man (as the revenue officers are called), with his spyglass under his arm, passed him.

Now, though, his thoughts were taken up by the problem of getting away unobserved by the spyglass man.

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