Etymology

remontoir

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Today it means: A device in a clock which provides a regular impulse to the pendulum. Full definition →

French remontoir
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  1. French · borrowed fromremontoir
  2. French · borrowed fromremontoir
  3. English todayremontoir

Borrowed from French remontoir.

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