Etymograph

English

half-hunter

From half- + hunter.

Formed from half- + hunter

Proto-Germanic *halbaz ‘half’

Proto-Germanic *halba-

English half-

Middle English huntere ‘hunter’

English hunter

Today it means

noun A pocket watch of the hunter style, but with a glass panel or hole in the centre of the lid, giving a view of the hands even when the watch is closed.

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Etymograph / half-hunter