sweep–second hand

noun sweep–sec·ond hand \ˈswēp-ˌse-kənd-, -kənt-\

Definition of SWEEP-SECOND HAND

: a hand marking seconds on a timepiece mounted concentrically with the other hands and read from the same dial as the minute hand

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1937

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