time-keeper

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"It can't do much harm to use you something like a human being and a comrade, anyway," declared Time-keeper Clafflin, as he wrung both of Farley's hands.

From Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

Cowels took the message with a jerk, turned the gauge lamp to his corner and read: The Denver Limited left to-night, two hours late, Fireman George Cowels as engineer, and Time-keeper Guerin as fireman.

From Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike by Warman, Cy

I glanced at the poop ladders, and remembered that nothing could have gone up there, without the Second Mate or the Time-keeper seeing it.

From The Ghost Pirates by Hodgson, William Hope

Altitudes for Time-keeper one giving Longitude 144 degrees 35 minutes 00 seconds and the second Longitude 144 degrees 35 minutes 45 seconds east.

From The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant by Lee, Ida

That a Time-keeper, however perfect, is an insufficient Means of ascertaining the Longitude at Sea.

From Remarks on a Pamphlet Lately published by the Rev. Mr. Maskelyne, Under the Authority of the Board of Longitude by Harrison, John