A hodometer was an early device for measuring the distance travelled by a vehicle. It consisted of a clockwork arrangement fixed to the side of the vehicle, and connected with the axle. An index recorded on a dial the distance travelled. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/GH.HTM
hodometer A device for measuring and displaying the distance traveled by a wheeled vehicle or a person; for example, the milometer which is incorporated in the speedometer of a car; an odometer. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/993/
a Roman measuring device used to measure distances; the hodometer was attached to the side of a vehicle (e.g., a cart) and consisted of a gear assembly, which caused a pebble to fall into a metal bowl after the vehicle had traveled one Roman mile = 400 revolutions of the wheel; the vehicles used a specific wheel size, 4 feet in diameter and 12.5 fe... Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/10135