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Jack o' the clock

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English

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Alternative forms

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  • jackaclock

Noun

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Jack o' the clock (plural Jack o' the clocks or Jacks o' the clock)

  1. Any of the mechanical figures that come out regularly to strike the bell of a clock.

See also

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