watch chain

collocation in English

meaningsofwatchandchain

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watch
noun
uk
/wɒtʃ/us
/wɑːtʃ/
a small clock that is worn on a strap around the wrist or, sometimes, connected to a piece of clothing by ...
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chain
noun
uk
/tʃeɪn/us
/tʃeɪn/
a series of things of the same type connected in a line, or a series of people standing in ...
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(Definition ofwatchandchainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwatch chain

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They asked him to value a goldwatchchain, and then they hit him on the head with a sock filled with lead.
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Awatchchainis an article of luxury.
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In the old days, the foreman was a respected figure, with his bowler hat, his goldwatchchainand the power to hire and fire.
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Hiswatchchainis visible on his vest.
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Zoot suits usually featured awatchchaindangling from the belt to the knee or below, then back to a side pocket.
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Before wristwatches became popular, gentlemen kept their pocket watches in the front waistcoat pocket, with the watch on awatchchainthreaded through a buttonhole.
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The chainsaw developed then was not dissimilar to the chainsaw used now for timber harvesting, although it used awatchchainand later also used for excision of diseased bone.
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Beebe's clothing included 40 suits, at least two mink-lined overcoats, numerous top hats and bowlers, a collection of doeskin gloves, walking sticks and a substantial gold nuggetwatchchain.
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I have passed numbers of vehicles carrying timber on which huge loads were secured with what looked like watch chains.
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The farm servants have their motor-bicycles, their gold watch chains and their pianos in their houses.
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Later, the size of the medallion was reduced and men took to wearing the insignia on their watch chains as fobs.
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Thousands of craftsmen worked at home, making everything from watch chains to shoes and clothing.
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