long-case clock

American  

[lawng-keys, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌkeɪs, ˈlɒŋ- /

noun

1. tall-case clock.

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Example Sentences

"For use in the homes the long-case clock was the style favored," McPhearson responded.

From Christopher and the Clockmakers by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)

The long-case clock on the stair had just struck two when the trembler-drum beneath my pillow suddenly broke into a prolonged roll.

From The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)

There was also a clock of Boston make on the Old South Meeting House sometime before 1768; and Gawen Brown, who made it, also made a long-case clock for the Massachusetts State House.

From Christopher and the Clockmakers by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)

It was perhaps four feet tall—an exact replica of a long-case clock.

From Christopher and the Clockmakers by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)

Well, it was that same pendulum principle carried to greater perfection and now scientifically applied which made the present grandfather, or long-case, clock possible.

From Christopher and the Clockmakers by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)