carriage clock
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It's a pretty short tenure compared to the old days when people secured a job after leaving school or university and then stayed there until they collected their golden carriage clock.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2017
He winds it up and the tiny cogs turn behind its glass case and the bells ring out as clear as a carriage clock.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2015
Losers received a carriage clock and Batey's condolences.
From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2013
The Bafta fellowship can't be some kind of carriage clock?
From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2013
Harry glanced at the carriage clock on the mantelpiece.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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