waywiser

English

Etymology

Compare German Wegweiser (“a waymark, a guide”), from Weg (“way”) + weisen (“to show, direct”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈweɪˌwaɪ.zɚ/

Noun

waywiser (plural waywisers)

An instrument for measuring distance travelled; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator.
- 1656, Evelyn
  I went to see Colonel Blount, who showed me the application of the "Waywiser" to a coach, exactly measuring the miles and showing them by an index as we went along.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for waywiser in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

wireways

单词	waywiser
释义	waywiser English Etymology Compare German Wegweiser (“a waymark, a guide”), from Weg (“way”) + weisen (“to show, direct”). Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈweɪˌwaɪ.zɚ/ Noun waywiser (plural waywisers) An instrument for measuring distance travelled; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator. 1656, Evelyn I went to see Colonel Blount, who showed me the application of the "Waywiser" to a coach, exactly measuring the miles and showing them by an index as we went along. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing. (See the entry for waywiser in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.) Anagrams wireways
随便看	краппа краппам краппами краппах краппе краппов краппом краппу краппы крапу крапы крас краса красава красавец красавецо красавиц красавица красавицам красавицами красавицата красавицах красавице красавицей красавицею