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Waywiser

Waywiser \Way"wis`er\, n. [Cf. G. wegweiser a waymark, a guide; weg way + weisen to show, direct.] An instrument for measuring the distance which one has traveled on the road; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator.

The waywiser to a coach, exactly measuring the miles, and showing them by an index.
--Evelyn.

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waywiser

n. An instrument for measuring distance travelled; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator.

Usage examples of "waywiser".

He had insisted on the most expensive equipment available for their project: brand-new theodolites, waywisers and measuring chains, of which none remained, the waywiser beside the fireplace being so old even the bailiffs had turned their noses up at it.