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clock jack

American  

noun

Horology.

  1. jack.

Etymology

Origin of clock jack

1925–30; earlier jack of the clock-(house) , jackaclock; see jack 1

Example Sentences

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There was the clock jack, two splendid specimens of which are illustrated in Fig.

From Chats on Household Curios by Burgess, Fred. W. (Frederick William)

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