Category:Waywiser

Way"wis`er, n. Etym: [cf. G. wegweiser a waymark, a guide; weg way + Weisen to show, direct.]

Defn: 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.