waywiser

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waywiser - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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