spyglass
[
spahy
-glas, -glahs]
/ˈspaɪˌglæs, -ˌglɑs/
noun
1.
a small telescope.
Origin
1700-10;
spy
+
glass
British Dictionary definitions for
spyglass
spyglass
/
ˈspaɪˌɡlɑːs
/
noun
1.
a small telescope
Word Origin and History for
spyglass
n.
also
spy-glass
, "telescope, field-glass," 1706, from
spy
(v.) +
glass
(n.).