water thermometer
noun
1A thermometer consisting of a graduated glass tube filled with water (rather than mercury, alcohol, etc.).
2A thermometer used to measure the temperature of water.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Peter Shaw (1694–1763), physician and author.
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