Definition of Waiwiser
Way"wis`er (?), n. [Cf. G. wegweiser a
waymark, a guide; weg way + weisen to show, direct.] An
instrument for measuring the distance which one has traveled on the road;
an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator.
The waywiser to a coach, exactly measuring the miles,
and showing them by an index. Evelyn.
Way"wis`er (?), n. [Cf. G. wegweiser a
waymark, a guide; weg way + weisen to show, direct.] An
instrument for measuring the distance which one has traveled on the road;
an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator.
The waywiser to a coach, exactly measuring the miles,
and showing them by an index. Evelyn.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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