Definition of hourglass
English to English noun - a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes
source: WordNet 3.0 - An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture unto the lower.
source: Webster 1913
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