pendule

British

/ ˈpɛn-, ˈpɒŋdjʊl /

noun

Also called: pendulum. mountaineering a manoeuvre by which a climber on a rope from above swings in a pendulum-like series of movements to reach another line of ascent

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The little pendule on the chimney-piece struck the half-hour.

From Wives and Daughters by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

The God of Song was sitting on a beautiful pendule, with the name of Sismonde conspicuous on its dial above, and the name of the Countess Joblonsky engraved on its marble pedestal below.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various

And then, taking a knife from his pocket, he cut the pendule off, leaving a bit of torn cloth on the side of his jacket.

From John Bull on the Guadalquivir by Trollope, Anthony

So ended the court history of the pendule.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various

I don't trust that little pendule, though it plays a delicious 'Ave Maria' of Rossini's.

From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Lever, Charles James

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