cuckoo clock

noun

a wall or shelf clock, often carved and decorated, that announces the hours by a sound like the call of the cuckoo, usually accompanied by the appearance of an imitation bird through a little door.

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Origin of cuckoo clock

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby cuckoo clock

cuckold, cuckoldry, cuckold's knot, cuckoo, cuckoo bee, cuckoo clock, cuckooflower, cuckoopint, cuckoo-shrike, cuckoo-spit, cuckoo wasp
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British Dictionary definitions for cuckoo clock

cuckoo clock

noun

a clock in which a mechanical cuckoo pops out with a sound like a cuckoo's call when the clock strikes
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