longcase clock

British

/ ˈlɒŋˌkeɪs /

noun

another name for grandfather clock

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In 1807 they gave Eli Terry, a clockmaker in nearby Plymouth, a three-year contract to manufacture 4,000 longcase clock movements from wood.

From Scientific American

Lord Palumbo also denied knowing about a longcase clock by Quare, according to the court documents, although the claimants had discovered a clock of this description was sold in 1993 for £94,000.

From The Guardian

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