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sandglass

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noun
timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage
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type of:
horologe timekeeper timepiece

Definition that contains sandglass

hourglass a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes
egg timer a sandglass that runs for three minutes; used to time the boiling of eggs