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grandfather's clock

or grandfather clock

noun

  1. a pendulum floor clock having a case as tall as or taller than a person; tall-case clock; long-case clock.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of grandfather's clock1

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

Ben went down the stairs and stopped in the large hall to look at a grandfathers clock that stood opposite the front door.

Because a long time after, I could hear him winding the big grandfathers clock down in the hall.

It agreed exactly with the tall grandfathers clock in the living-room.

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