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clock jack
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clock jack1
1925–30; earlier jack of the clock-(house) , jackaclock; jack 1
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Example Sentences
So he took the matter in hand and invented a clock-jack that was much better than the imported one.
From Project Gutenberg
There was the clock jack, two splendid specimens of which are illustrated in Fig. 42, types becoming exceedingly rare.
From Project Gutenberg
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