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Hammer :: Hammer (n.) That part of a clock which strikes upon the bell to indicate the hour.

Fight :: Fight (v. t.) To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the frigate for three hours..

Captive :: Captive (a.) Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours..

Day :: Day (n.) Those hours, or the daily recurring period, allotted by usage or law for work..

Next :: Next (superl.) Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour..

Time :: Time (n.) Hour of travail, delivery, or parturition..

Horary :: Horary (a.) Of or pertaining to an hour; noting the hours.

Mid :: Mid (superl.) Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night..

Hour :: Hour (n.) Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers..

Past :: Past (prep.) Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour..

Knot :: Knot (n.) A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots..

Tierce :: Tierce (n.) The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for that hour..

Leisure :: Leisure (a.) Unemployed; as, leisure hours..

Flow :: Flow (v. i.) To rise, as the tide; -- opposed to ebb; as, the tide flows twice in twenty-four hours..

Half :: Half (a.) Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view..

Irksome :: Irksome (a.) Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks..

Dingdong :: Dingdong (n.) An attachment to a clock by which the quarter hours are struck upon bells of different tones.

Hour :: Hour (n.) A measure of distance traveled.

Tap :: Tap (n.) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, -- usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo..

Proleptical :: Proleptical (a.) Anticipating the usual time; -- applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.

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