Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A meteorograph; specifically, the self-registering meteorological apparatus devised and named by Sir Francis Ronalds.
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Examples
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“That,” said he, “must be the alarm — the storm-clock, as the Germans call it.”
A Legend of Montrose 2008
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` ` That, '' said he, ` ` must be the alarm --- the storm-clock, as the Germans call it. ''
A Legend of Montrose 1871
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"That," said he, "must be the alarm -- the storm-clock, as the Germans call it."
A Legend of Montrose Walter Scott 1801
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