Bible Dictionaries
Timer

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) In electric ignition, an adjustable device for automatically timing the spark.

(2):

(n.) A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Timer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/timer.html. 1828.