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grandfather clock

noun

  1. Also called: longcase clock.any of various types of long-pendulum clocks in tall standing wooden cases, usually between six and eight feet tall

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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And as Tony tells her about his experience, Carrie looks over to see the shop’s repairman fixing an old grandfather clock.

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You’ll find Mary Pickford’s ornate heirloom grandfather clock outside the communal library where trade magazines like Variety and the Hollywood Reporter are laid out each day.

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Mrs. Cris had figurines, a grandfather clock and gadgets we had never seen.

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One, however, was missing: a miniature grandfather clock.

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I glanced at the grandfather clock in the corner and was shocked to discover it was only four-thirty.

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