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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONCHOMETER

n.[Gr. , a shell, and to measure. ] An instrument for measuring shells.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONCHOMETER

Con *chom "e *ter, n. Etym: [Conch + -meter. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: An instrument for measuring shells, or the angle of their spire.