Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In India— A clepsydra, or water-instrument for measuring time.
  • noun The gong on which the time so indicated is struck.
  • noun A clock or other timepiece.
  • noun In old Hindu custom, the 60th part of a day or night (24 minutes).
  • noun In Anglo-Indian usage, an hour.

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