wag-at-the-wall

There were three stools, and a big chair for the Shepherd, and the great chest where the clothes were kept, and besides all these things there was the wag-at-the-wall clock on the mantel-shelf which had to be wound every Saturday night.

The Scotch Twins Lucy Fitch Perkins 1901

Jock, and at that moment the wag-at-the-wall clock struck nine.

The Scotch Twins Lucy Fitch Perkins 1901

They studied the catechism while their father sat with his bonnet on his head nodding over the Bible, and the wag-at-the-wall clock ticked the hours solemnly away.

The Scotch Twins Lucy Fitch Perkins 1901

Jock was so impressed with the solemn talk of the evening that he wiped the dishes without being asked and went to bed of his own accord when the wag-at-the-wall clock struck eight.

The Scotch Twins Lucy Fitch Perkins 1901

When they reached it, the wag-at-the-wall clock was just striking nine, and Jean, her morning work done, was "caning" the hearth with blue chalk as

The Scotch Twins Lucy Fitch Perkins 1901

You can hear the wag-at-the-wall clock in the lobby ticking.

What Every Woman Knows 1898

There was a plate-rack on one wall, and near the chimney-piece hung the wag-at-the-wall clock, the timepiece that was commonest in

Auld Licht Idylls 1898

The kitchen wag-at-the-wall clock was telling every room in the house that she had neglected to shut her door.

The Little Minister 1898

There was a plate-rack on one wall, and near the chimney-piece hung the wag-at-the-wall clock, the time-piece that was commonest in Thrums at that time, and that got this name because its exposed pendulum swung along the wall.

Auld Licht Idyls 1898

He opens the door and peeps into the lobby, listening to the wag-at-the-wall clock.

What Every Woman Knows 1898