clock jack
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of clock jack
1925–30; earlier jack of the clock-(house) , jackaclock; see jack 1
Example Sentences
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There was the clock jack, two splendid specimens of which are illustrated in Fig.
From Chats on Household Curios by Burgess, Fred. W. (Frederick William)
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