Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pendulum clock enclosed in a tall, narrow cabinet.
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- noun A
longcase clock .
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- noun a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From the song My Grandfather's Clock, by Henry Clay Work (1832–1884), American songwriter.]
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From a song by American songwriter Henry Work, based on a clock in the George Hotel Yorkshire England, which stopped keeping time after its owner died.
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skipvia commented on the word grandfather clock
This character made me fearful around grandfather clocks for years. See The Captain's Place.
January 18, 2008