Sandglass

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sandglass \Sand"glass`\, n.
     An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand. See
     {Hourglass}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sandglass
       n : timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the
           flow of sand from one transparent container to another
           through a narrow passage