time pencil
noun
1A pencil used (in various measuring devices) to mark the passage of time, or to record the variation in something over time (now rare ).
2A pencil-shaped device functioning as a delayed-action detonator or firing-switch.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in New York Municipal Gazette.
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