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Clock :: Clock (v. t. & i.) To call, as a hen. See Cluck..

Exact :: Exact (a.) Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts..

Balance :: Balance (n.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance wheel (in the Vocabulary)..

At :: At (prep.) The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first..

Minute-jack :: Minute-jack (n.) A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; -- called also jack of the clock house.

Balance Wheel :: Balance wheel () A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a balance..

Carillon :: Carillon (n.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys..

Clock :: Clock (n.) The striking of a clock.

Siderostat :: Siderostat (n.) An apparatus consisting essentially of a mirror moved by clockwork so as to throw the rays of the sun or a star in a fixed direction; -- a more general term for heliostat.

Between :: Between (prep.) In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity, or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock..

Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as with blows; to be struck; as, the clock strikes..

Cock :: Cock (n.) The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch.

Four-o''clock :: Four-o'clock (n.) A plant of the genus Mirabilis. There are about half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of America. The common four-o'clock is M. Jalapa. Its flowers are white, yellow, and red, and open toward sunset, or earlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It is also called marvel of Peru, and afternoon lady..

Ladyclock :: Ladyclock (n.) See Ladyrird.

Horologer :: Horologer (n.) A maker or vender of clocks and watches; one skilled in horology.

Timekeeper :: Timekeeper (n.) A clock, watch, or other chronometer; a timepiece..

Finger :: Finger (n.) Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or restrain a motion..

Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) The striking of the clock to tell the hour.

Perambulator :: Perambulator (n.) A surveyor's instrument for measuring distances. It consists of a wheel arranged to roll along over the ground, with an apparatus of clockwork, and a dial plate upon which the distance traveled is shown by an index. See Odometer..

Carcel Lamp :: Carcel lamp () A French mechanical lamp, for lighthouses, in which a superabundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork..

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