grandfather clock
noun
: a tall pendulum clock that stands on the floor
called also grandfather, grandfather's clock
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Humans have long kept time to regular phenomena, from the waxing and waning of the moon to the lulling swings of the pendulum in a grandfather clock.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
The miniature grandfather clock never ticked in Greg Allison’s childhood.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
One, however, was missing: a miniature grandfather clock.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
While waiting for the maître d’, a customer could step on an antique scale the size of a grandfather clock.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
The miniature grandfather clock never ticked in Greg Allison’s childhood.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
One, however, was missing: a miniature grandfather clock.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
While waiting for the maître d’, a customer could step on an antique scale the size of a grandfather clock.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Grandfather clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandfather%20clock. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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