clockmaking
- a word derived from clockmaker.
Example Sentences
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Whereas “Serial” lurches from subject to subject, Reed crafted a supple narrative framed by a controlling metaphor derived from McLemore’s vocation, clockmaking.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 12, 2018
Clock B even went against conventional clockmaking wisdom.
From The Verge ● Apr. 20, 2015
Clocks and watches are, for me, the most seductive of the instruments lovingly crafted by London artisans during the 17th Century, when English clockmaking rose to pre-eminence.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2014
This achievement led to the establishment of what was to become the renowned Connecticut clockmaking industry.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 31, 2011
Luther also, in the midst of a multitude of other employments, worked diligently for a living, earning his bread by gardening, building, turning, and even clockmaking.
From Character by Smiles, Samuel
