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watchmaking

watchmaking noun: the making (and repairing) of watches.

watchmaking: the making (and repairing) of watches
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Noun

watchmaking (uncountable)

  1. The making (and repairing) of watches.

Origin of watchmaking

From watch + making.

Questions about watchmaking

What does watchmaking mean?
Watchmaking means the making (and repairing) of watches.
What part of speech is watchmaking?
Watchmaking is a noun.

Words near watchmaking in the dictionary

  1. watchlisting
  2. watchlists
  3. watchmaker
  4. watchmaker's
  5. watchmakers
  6. watchmaking
  7. watchman
  8. watchman's clock
  9. watchman's detector
  10. watchman's rattle
  11. watchman's rattles

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