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grandfather's clock
or grandfather clock
noun
- a pendulum floor clock having a case as tall as or taller than a person; tall-case clock; long-case clock.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grandfather's clock1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
Ben went down the stairs and stopped in the large hall to look at a grandfathers clock that stood opposite the front door.
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Because a long time after, I could hear him winding the big grandfathers clock down in the hall.
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It agreed exactly with the tall grandfathers clock in the living-room.
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