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3 words match “SANDGLASS”

SANDGLASS n.
An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand. See Hourglass.
EGG-GLASS n.
A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs; also, a small glass for holding an egg, at table.
LOG n.
e, a canoe made by shaping and hollowing out a single log. -- Log glass (Naut.), a small sandglass used to time the running out of the log line. -- Log line (Naut.), a line or cord about a hundred and fifty fathoms long, fastened to the log-chip. See Note under 2d Log, n., 2. -- Log perch (Zoöl.), an ethiostomoid fi…