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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hourglass/ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/

▶noun an invertible device with two connected glass bulbs containing sand that takes an hour to pass from the upper to the lower bulb.

'hourglass' also found in these Oxford entries:

egg timer - sand - sandglass - waist

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