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- noun Alternative spelling of
water clock .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He paced the floor himself, measuring out the proper length of time as dripped out by a waterclock, waiting for Court to get underway and all the participants to be in place.
The White Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1995
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The estate was very quiet, and even the sound of the waterclock was muffled, as if afraid to disturb her.
Brothers Majere Stein, Kevin, 1954- 1989
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The estate was very quiet, and even the sound of the waterclock was muffled, as if afraid to disturb her.
Brothers Majere Stein, Kevin, 1954- 1989
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The unseen waterclock that still ticked away the hours was the only sound in the house.
Brothers Majere Stein, Kevin, 1954- 1989
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The natural horizon was the only instrument of precision used by those who determined star positions by the directions of their risings and settings; while in those days the clepsydra, or waterclock, was the best instrument for comparing their times of rising and setting.
History of Astronomy George Forbes 1892
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"Leyuet says that he last heard from Skan at three on the waterclock, when he brought in another trespasser.
The White Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1995
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