calendar clock
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of calendar clock
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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A cannonball-sized weights-and-pulley system worked as a seven day calendar clock over two floors.
From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2017
Essentially, it is a calendar clock with refinements.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The time ran on, and we watched anxiously the day-hand of the calendar clock.
From A Columbus of Space by Serviss, Garrett Putman
"Two days by the calendar clock?" replied Jack.
From A Columbus of Space by Serviss, Garrett Putman
We had left the calendar clock in the car, but, with our watches, which we had never ceased to wind up regularly, we were able to measure the time.
From A Columbus of Space by Serviss, Garrett Putman
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