striking train

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noun Horology.

the gear train of the striking mechanism of a timepiece.

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Nearby words

strikeover, striker, striking, striking circle, striking price, striking train, strimmer, strimon, strindberg, strine, string

Compare going train.

Origin of striking train

First recorded in 1880–85

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for striking train

My neighbour, the watchmaker, compared him to a clock with the striking-train run down, and the works rusty beyond repair.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 432|Various