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stop⋅watch

[stop-woch]
–noun
a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.

Origin:
1730–40; stop + watch
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stop·watch   (stŏp'wŏch')   
n.  A watch that can be instantly started and stopped by pushing a button and used to measure an exact duration of time.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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