Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A barrel containing the mainspring, with teeth on its periphery to drive the train.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, horology, lifestyle
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noun
A device for maintaining a force to drive the train while the timepiece is being wound up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, horology, lifestyle
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History
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