WATCH GUARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does watch guard mean? 

• WATCH GUARD (noun)
  The noun WATCH GUARD has 1 sense:

1. short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest

  Familiarity information: WATCH GUARD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WATCH GUARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fob; watch chain; watch guard

Hypernyms ("watch guard" is a kind of...):

chain (a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament)

 Context examples 

No one did for several months, but the word 'fete' always produced a general smile, and Laurie's birthday gift to Amy was a tiny coral lobster in the shape of a charm for her watch guard.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)