banjo clock
noun
a clock of the early 19th century in the U.S., having a drumlike case for the dial mounted on a narrow, tapering body, with a boxlike bottom containing the pendulum and its weight.
Origin of banjo clock
1An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
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How to use banjo clock in a sentence
The hours passed and the old banjo clock above the mantel wheezed eleven, twelve; then one, two.
Tutt and Mr. Tutt | Arthur Train
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