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At every hour exactly; one o'clock, two o'clock, and so on. For example, The shuttle to New York departs on the hour . An extension of this idiom is every hour on the hour , meaning every time the clock's big hand reaches twelve, as in The bus passes by the house every hour on the hour .Advertisement
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